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An  Illustrated  Catalog  for  Farmers, 
Stock  Raisers,  Gardeners,  House* 
keepers,  Florists,  Fruit  Growers, 
Architects,   Artisans,   Sportsmen 


1911 


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Fanner's  Cyclopedia  of  Agriculture 

A  Compendium  of  Agricultural  Science  and  Practice  on  Farm,  Orchard  and 
Garden  Crops  and  the  Feeding  and  Diseases  of  Farm  Animals 

By  EARLY  VERNON  WILCOX,  Ph.D.,  and  CLARENCE  BEAMAN  SMITH,  M.S. 

Associate  Editors  in  the  Office  of  Experiment  Station,  United  States  Department  of  Agriculture 

THIS  is  a  new,  practical  and  complete  pres- 
entation of  tlie  whole  subject  of  agri- 
culture in  its  broadest  sense.  It  is  de- 
signed for  the  use  of  agriculturists  who 
desire  up-to-date,  reliable  information  on  all 
matters  pertaining  to  crops  and  stock,  but 
more  particularly  for  the  actual  farmer.  The 
volume  contains 

Detailed  Directions  for  the  Culture  of  Every  Important 
Field,  Orchard  and  Garden  Crop 

grown  in  America,  together  with  descriptions 
of  their  chief  insect  pests  and  fungous  dis- 
eases, and  remedies  for  their  control.  It  con- 
tains an  account  of  modern  methods  in  feed- 
ing and  handling  all  farm  stock,  including 
poultry.  The  diseases  which  affect  different 
farm  animals  and  poultry  are  described  and 
the  most  recent  remedies  suggested  for  con- 
trolling them.    Other  farm  subjects,  such  as 

Manures,  Fertilizers,  Principles  of  Feeding,   Feeding 
Value  of  Crops  and  Feeds,  Dairy  Farming 

agricultural  bulletins,  colleges,  experiment 
stations,  and  reading  courses,  poisonous 
plants,  sterility  of  plants  and  animals,  spraying,  soils,  drainage,  irrigation,  veterinary 
medicines,  etc.,  are  all  clearly  and  concisely  discussed. 

The  book  is  based  on  the  work  of  the  past  twenty  years  in  experimental  agricul- 
ture in  this  and  foreign  countries.  The  work  of  the  experiment  stations,  the  state 
and  government  departments  of  agriculture,  the  agricultural  colleges,  and  the  experi- 
ments of  practical  men  have  resulted  in  the  gradual  development  of  a  new  agriculture 
in  this  country.  The  enormous,  mass  of  evidence  and  facts  which  these  agencies 
have  been  accumulating  on  farm  practice  has  been  summarized  and  carefully  digested, 
and  for  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  American  agriculture  an  agricultural  book 
based  on  experimental  evidence  and  not  rule  of  thumb  is  presented  to  the  agricultural 
public  in  a  popular  and  readable  form.  For  convenience  of  reference  the  subjects 
have  been  divided  into  eight  parts,  each 

Arranged  in  Alphabetical  Order 

with  a  complete  system  of  cross  references.  All  matter  pertaining  to  any  particular 
farm  crop,  animal,  etc.,  is  placed  together  in  a  single  connected  article  with  appro- 
priate sub-headings  thus  making  reference  rapid  and  easy.  The  book  is  brand  new. 
It  is  replete  with 

Fresh  Facts  from  the  Field  of  American  Agriculture 
Every  page  tells  of  progress  in  American  methods  of  farming. ,  Every  subject  is 
discussed  in  a  dispassionate  manner.  Animals,  plants  and  methods  which  have 
proved  useless  are  so  noted,  and  no  attempt  is  made  to  boom  any  crop  or  animal  be- 
yond its  deserts.  Briefly,  the  purpose  of  the  book  is  to  tell  how  to  grow  crops,  how  to 
harvest  them,  how  to  use  them,  how  to  protect  them  against  insects  and  disease,  how 
to  feed  and  handle  animals,  and  what  to  do  when  they  are  sick.    It  is 

A  Complete  Adviser  for  the  Everyday  Use  of  Fanners 

and  an  essential  reference  book  for  students  and  all  engaged  in  advanced  agriculture. 
It  contains  640  royal  octavo  pages  ( 9  1-2x7 )  and  nearly  500  superb  half  tone  and  other 
original  illustrations.  Type,  paper,  printing  and  binding  are  all  in  the  highest  style 
of  the  bookmaker's  art,  worthy  alike  of  the  well-qualified  authors,  the  enterprising 
publishers,  and  the  industry  of  agriculture. . 

PRICE  WITHIN  REACH  OF  ALL 

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Farm  Conveniences 

A  Practical  Handbook  for  the  Farm. 
Describing  and  illustrating  all  manner 
of  homemade  aids  to  farm  work,  A 
manual  of  what  to  do  and  how  to  do  it. 
It  contains  simple  and  clear  descrip- 
tions of  labor-saving  devices  for  all 
departments  of  farm  work  and  abounds 
in  important  hints  and  suggestions  to 
aid  farmers  in  the  construction  of  these 
labor-saving  devices,  none  of  which  are 
patented,  and  all  farmers  can  readily 
make  most  of  them  for  themselves. 
Illustrated.  5x7  inches.  240  pages. 
Cloth.     Price $1.00 

Farm  Appliances 

Describing  numerous  useful  and 
labor-saving  appliances,  which  will  be 
found  of  great  value  in  every  depart- 
ment of  farm  work.  Most  of  the  ap- 
pliances are  of  such  simple  construc- 
tion that  anyone  handy  in  the  use  of  a 
few  tools  can  make  them,  and  so  find 
profitable  employment  on  rainy  da,ys, 
or  when  other  work  cannot  be  done. 
Illustrated.  5x7  inches.  192  pages. 
Cloth.    Price $0.50 

Fences,  Gates  and  Bridges 

A  Much  Needed  and  Valuable  Work. 
The  descriptions  are  abundantly  illus- 
trated, giving  a  clear  conception  of  a 
grea,t  many  styles  of  fences,  gates, 
bridges,  hedges,  etc.  It  also  contains 
a  synopsis  of  the  fence  laws  of  the 
different  states.  Illustrated.  5x7  inches. 
188  pages.     Cloth.     Price $0.50 

How  Crops  Feed 

By  Prof.  Samuel  W.  Johnson.  A 
treatise  on  the  atmosphere  and  the  soil 
as  related  to  the  nutrition  of  agricul- 
tural plants.  The  book  falls  into  two 
divisions,  the  first  of  which  is  devoted 
to  a  discussion  of  the  relations  of  the 
atmosphere  to  vegetation,  as  food  of 
plants,  and  as  physically  related  to 
vegetation;  the  second  being  a  treatise 
on  the  soil  as  related  to  vegetable 
production,  its  origin  and  formation; 
kinds  of  soils,  their  definition,  classi- 
fication and  physical  characters,  and  the 
soil  as  a  source  of  food  to  crops.  Il- 
lustrated- 5x7  inches.  375  pages. 
Cloth.     Price    $1.50 


The  Principles  of  Agriculture 

By  L.  H.  Bailey.  The  introduction 
explains  what  agriculture  is  and  the 
factors  upon  which  it  depends.  Part  I 
treats  of  the  soil,  its  texture,  its  mois- 
ture, its  tillage,  and  its  enrichment. 
Part  II  treats  of  plants  and  crops,  and 
the  breeding  of  plants  and  their  care. 
Part  III  treats  of  the  animal  stock  on 
the  farm.  Illustrated.  5x7  inches.  300 
pages.     Cloth Net  $1.25 

A  Self-Supporting  Home 

By  Kate  V.  St.  Maur.  Each  chapter 
is  the  detailed  account  of  all- the  work 
necessary  for  one  month — in  the  vege- 
table garden,  among  the  small  fruits, 
with  the  fowls,  guineas,  rabbits,  cavies, 
and  in  every  branch  of  husbandry  to 
be  met  with  on  the  small  farm.  The 
book  is  especially  valuable  and  simple 
for  the  beginner,  who  has  no  chance 
to  worry  or  grow  confused  about  what 
he  should  do  in  each  season.  Illus- 
trated.   5x7  inches.    Cloth. .  .Net  $1.75 

The  Earth's  Bounty 

By  Kate  V.  St.  Maur.  The  present 
volume,  though  in  no  sense  dependent 
on  "A  Self-Supporting  Home,"  is,  in  a 
sense,  a  sequel  to  it.  The  feminine 
owner  is  still  the  heroine,  and  the  new 
book  chronicles  the  events  after  suc- 
cess permitted  her  to  acquire  more  land 
and  put  to  practical  test  the  ideas 
gleaned  from  observation  and  reading. 
Illustrated.  5x7  inches.  Cloth  Net  $1.75 

The  Soil  of  the  Farm 

By  /.  B.  Lawes,  J.  C.  Morton,  John 
Scott  and  George  Thurber.  A  hand- 
book of  the  processes  included  in  the 
management  and  cultivation  of  the  soil. 
The  various  chapters  of  this  highly  in- 
structive book  treat  authoritatively  on 
the  origin,  formation,  physical  proper- 
ties, composition  and  fertility  of  soils; 
soil  improvement;  land  drainage  and  ir- 
rigation; claying,  liming,  marling,  burn- 
ing; tillage  operations;  home  manures; 
auxiliary  manures;  the  loss  of  nitrogen, 
etc.,  etc.  5x7  inches.  107  pages.  Cloth. 
Price     $1.00 


Farm  Machinery  and  Farm  Motors 

By  J.  B.  DAVIDSON 

Professor  of  Agricultural  Engineering,  Iowa  State  College  and 

L.  W.  CHASE 

Associate  Professor  of  Farm  Mechanics,  University  of  NebrasKa 

FARM  MACHINERY  AND  FARM  MOTORS  is  the  first  American  book  pub- 
lished on  the  subject  of  Farm  Machinery  since  that  written  by  J.  J.  Thomas 
in  1867.     This  was  before  the  development  of  many  of  the  more  important 
farm  machines  and  the  general  application  of  power  to  the  work  of  the  farm. 

Modern  farm 
machinery  is  in- 
dispensable in 
present  day 
farming  opera- 
tions, and  a  prac- 
tical book  like 
Farm  Machin- 
ery AND  Farm 
Motors  will  fill 
a  much  felt 
need.  The  book 
has  been  written 
from  lectures 
used  by  the  au- 
thors before 
their  classes  for 
several  years 
and  which  were 
prepared  from 
practical   experi- 

L.  w.  CHASE  J.  B.  DAVIDSON  ence    and    a 

thorough  review  of  the  literature  pertaining  to  the  subject.  Although  written 
primarily  as  a  textbook,  it  is  equally  useful  for  the  practical  farmer.  A  good 
idea  of  the  scope  and  character  of  the  work  may  be  obtained  from  the  follow- 
ing table  of  contents. 


PART  I.    FARM  MACHINERY 


I.— Definitions  and  Mechanical  Princi- 
ples. 
II. — Transmission  of  Power. 
III.— Materials  and  the  Strength  of  Ma- 
terials. 
IV.— Tillage  Machinery, 
v.— Tillage  Machinery  (continued). 
VI.— Seeding  Machinery. 
VII.— Harvesting  Machinery. 


VIII.— Haying  Machinery. 
IX. — Manure  Spreaders. 
X.— Threshing  Machinery. 
XI.— Corn  Machinery. 
XII.— Feed  Mills. 

XIII.— Wagons,  Buggies  and  Sleds. 
XIV.— Pumping  Machinery. 
XV.— The  Value  and  Care  of  Farm  Ma- 
chinery. 


PART  IL    FARM  MOTORS 


XVI.— Animal  Motors. 
XVII.— Windmills. 
XVIII.— Steam  Boilers. 
XIX.— Steam  Engines. 


XX.— Gasoline  Engines. 
XXI.— Traction  Engines. 
XXII.— Electrical  Machinery, 
XXIII.— Farm  Shop. 


.  Part  I.  Farm  Machinery,  as  shown  by  the  contents,  is,  besides  chapters  on  mechanical 
prmciples,  transmission  of  power,  materials  and  the  strength  of  materials,  a  discussion  of  all 
of  the  more  important  machines  used  in  modern  farming  operations. 

Part  II.  Farm  Motors— This  part  of  the  book  has  combined  under  one  head  what  previous 
authors  have  made  into  several.  Only  enough  theory  is  given  to  make  the  principles  of  the 
various  machines  clear.  The  practical  part  of  the  work  is  made  the  stronger;  technical  terms 
have  been  avoided.  The  authors  have  made  the  matter,  by  means  of  cuts  and  simple  language, 
so  clear  that  it  can  be  understood  by  all.  Owing  to  the  extent  of  the  ground  covered  in  so  lim- 
ited a  space,  every  part  is  short  and  to  the  point.  Like  Part  I,  Part  II  is  prepared  primarily 
for  a  textbook,  but  it  is  fully  as  useful  to  all  who  use  farm  motors. 

Profusely  illustrated,  5  1-2x8  inches,  520  pages.     Cloth.     Net,  $2.00 


Agriculture  Through  the  Laboratory 
and  School  Garden 

A  Manual  and  Text  Book  of  Elementary  Agriculture  for  Schools 
By  C.  R.  JACKSON 

Instructor  of    Practical  Agriculture   and  School    Gardening  and  MRS.  L.  S.  DAUGHERTY,  Assistant 
in  Zoology,  Stale  Normal  School,  Kirksville,  Mo. 


IT  WILL  at  once  be  seen  that  if  agriculture  is  to  bp  tanght  in  the  rural  schools— and  it  is  now 
generally  recognized  that  it  should  be— it  becomes  necessary  for  the  teachers  who  are  to 
have  charge  of  these  schools  to  have  an  adequate  knowledge  of  the  subject  to  teach  it.  This 
can  be  brought  about  only  by  at  least  a  year's  course  in  agriculture  in  the  village,  city, 
and  county  high  schools,  and  the  normal  schools  from  which  the  rural  school  teachers  come. 

It  is  for  this  very  purpose  that  "  Agriculture  Through  the  Laboratory  and  School  Garden  " 
is  written.  It  is  not  a  book  for  children,  but  one  for  the  high  school  and  normal  student  or  the 
advanced  student  in  the  rural  school  who  does  not  want "  baby-work."  The  book  has  been 
thoroughly  revised  and  much  new  material  added. 

The  book  gives  explicit  directions  for  actual  work  in  the  laboratory  and  school  garden.  The 
authors'  aim  has  been  to  present  actual  experimental  work  in  every  phase  or  the  subject 
possible,  as  well  as  to  embody  in  the  text  a  scientific,  yet  practical,  discussion  of  agricultural 
principles.  This  discussion  is  so  simple  and  clear  as  to  make  the  book  valuable  also  for  the 
farmer's  library. 

As  to  the  scope  of  the  work,  a  carefullv  outlined  chapter  is  given  to  each  of  the  following  gen- 
eral subjects:  Nature  and  Formation  of  Soils;  Classification  and  Physical  Properties  of  Soils; 
Soil  Moisture  and  Preparation  of  the  Soil ;  The  Soil  as  Belated  to  Plants ;  Leguminous  Plants ; 
Principles  of  Feeding ;  Eotation  of  Crops ;  Milk  and  Its  Care ;  Propagation  of  Plants ;  Im- 
provements of  Plants ;  Pruning  of  Plants ;  Enemies  of  Plants  and  Ornamentation  of  Home  and 
School  Grounds. 

EXTRACTS  FROM  TESTIMONIALS  AND  CRITICAL  REVIEWS 

This  is  a  work  of  unusual  excellence.  It  is  clear  cut, 
direct  and  full  of  material  needed  by  teacher  and  pupil. 
The  work  irill  meet  wiih  favor  on  all  hands.  I  am  sure  I 
shall  take  pleasure  in  recommending  it  whenever  oppoftu- 
nitv  offers.— TT.  A.  Henrv,Oean  of  the  College  of 
Agriculture,  University  of  Wisconsin. 

I  find  it  a  very  interesting  volume  and  shall  be  pleased 
to  direct  the  attention  to  it  of  the  teachers  who  are  mter- 
ested  in  such  a  manual.— if.  W.  Stimson,  President 
Connecticut  Agricultural  College. 

It  is  a  book  that  ought  to  be  in  the  hands  of  every  teacher 
in  the  rural  schools.  I  think  it  will  serve  an  exceedingly 
useful  purpose,  not  only  for  school  work  but  as  a  handbook 
for  the  farmer  himself.— i)r.  B.  T.  Galloway ,  Chief  of 
Division  of  Plant  Industry,  U.  S.  Department  of  Agrx- 
culture,  Washington. 


The  book  is  valuable  to  anyone  desiring  to  obtain  in  an 
easy  and  pleasing  manner,  a  general  knowledge  of  elemen- 
tary agriculture.— jYartonaJ  Stockman  and  Farmer. 

This  volume  is  unique.  It  is  not  the  product  of  its  authors' 
imaginations.  No  one  designed  it  to  exploit  a  theory  or  a 
person.  It  is  an  outline  of  work  done— -done  by  ordinary 
people  under  ordinary  conditions. — Tribune  Farmer. 

Teachers  will  find  this  book  very  helpful  and  the  appear- 
ance of  the  work  is  but  an  Indication  of  the  increased  in- 
interest  which  is  taken  in  this  matter. —  Western  Fruit 
Grower. 

This  is  a  masterly  treatment  of  the  subject  that  must  in  the 
near  future  find  a  place  in  most  of  the  schools  of  the  agri- 
cultural states.— /ournaJ  of  Education. 


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THE    BOOK    OF 

ALFALFA 


History,   Cultivation  and   Merits.      Its   Uses   as  a   Forage 
Fertilizer.    By  F.  D.  COBURN,  Secretary  Kansas 
Department  of  Agriculture. 


and 


THE  appearance  of  F.  D.  Coburn's  little  book  on  Alfalfa,  a  few  years  since, 
has  been  a  complete  revelation  to  thousands  of  farmers  throughout  the 
country,  and  the  increasing  demand  for  still  more  information  on  the 
subject  has  induced  the  author  to  prepare  the  present  volume,  which  is,  by 
far,  the  most  authoritative,  complete  and  valuable  work  on  this  forage  crop 

ever  published.  One  of  the  most  important 
movements  which  has  occurred  in  American 
agriculture  is  the  general  introduction  of  al- 
falfa as  a  hay  and  pasture  crop.  While  for- 
merly it  was  considered  that  alfalfa  could  be 
grown  profitably  only  in  the  irrigation  sections 
of  the  country,  the  acreage  devoted  to  this 
crop  is  rapidly  increasing  everywhere.  Re- 
cent experiments  have  shown  that  alfalfa  has 
a  much  wider  usefulness  than  has  hitherto 
been  supposed,  and  good  crops  are  now  grown 
in  almost  every  State.  No  forage  plant  has 
ever  been  introduced  and  successfully  culti- 
vated in  the  United  States  possessed  of  the 
general  excellence  of  alfalfa. 

The  plant  although  known  in  the  Old 
World  hundreds  of  years  before  Christ,  its 
introduction  into  North  America  occurred 
only  during  the  last  century,  yet  it  is  probably 
receiving  more  attention  than  any  other  crop. 
When  once  well  established  it  continues  to 
produce  good  crops  for  an  almost  indefinite 
number  of  years.  The  author  thoroughly  be- 
lieves in  alfalfa,  he  believes  in  it  for  the  big 
farmer  as  a  profit  bringer  in  the  form  of  hay, 
or  condensed  into  beef,  pork,  mutton,  or  products  of  the  cow;  but  he  has  a 
still  more  abiding  faith  in  it  as  a  mainstay  of  the  small  farmer,  for  feed  for 
all  his  live  stock  and  for  maintaining  the  fertility  of  the  soil. 

The  treatment  of  the  whole  subject  is  in  the  author's  usual  clear  and 
admirable  style,  as  will  be  seen  from  the  following  condensed  table  of  contents: 

I.  History,  Description,  Varieties  and  Hat)its 

II.  Universality  of  Alfalfa 
in.       Yields,  and  Comparisons  with  Other  Crops 

IV.  Seed  and  Seed  Selection 

V.  Soil  and  Seeding 

VI.  Cultivating 

VII.  Harvesting 

VIII.  Storing 

IX.  Pasturing  and  soiling 

X.  Alfalfa  as  a  Feed  Stuff 

XI.  Alfalfa  in  Beef-Making 
Xir  Alfalfa  and  the  Dairy 
XIII.  Alfalfa  for  Swine 


Xrv.     Alfalfa  for  Horses  and  Mules 

XV.  Alfalfa  for  Sheep-Raising 

XVI.  Alfalfa  for  Bees 
XVn.    Alfalfa  for  Poultry 
XVin.  Alfalfa  for  Food  Preparation 

XIX.  Alfalfa  for  Town  and  City 

XX.  Alfalfa  for  Crop  Rotation, 

XXI.  Nitro-Culture 

XXII.  Alfalfa  as  a  Commercial  Factor 

XXIII.  The  Enemies  of  Alfalfa 

XXIV.  Difficulties  and  Discouragements 

XXV.  Alfalfa  in  the  Orchard 

XXVI.  Practical  Experiences  with  Alfalfa 


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THE  BOOK  OF  CORN 

A  Complete  Treatise  Upon  the  Culture,  Marketing  cuid 
Uses  of  Maize  in  America  and  EJsewhere 

FOR  FARMERS,  DEALERS,  MANUFACTURERS  AND  OTHERS— A  COMPREHENSIVE  MANUAL 
UPON  THE  PRODUCTION,  SALE,  USE  and  COMMERCE  of  the  WORLD'S  GREATEST  CEREAL 

Prepared  vmder  the  direction  of  HERBERT  MYRICK.  by  tiie  most  capable  specialists,  including 
among  others.  A.  D.  Shamel.  in  charge  Corn  Work.  Illinois  Experiment  Station— H.  J.  Waters, 
Director  Missouri  Experiment  Station— Albert  W.  Fulton.  Managing  Editor  American  Agriculturist 
Weeklies.  Xew  York— Bernard  W.  Snow.  Statistican  Orange  Judd  JFarmer,  Chicago — Willis  G.  John- 
son, formerly  State  Entomologist  of  Maryland  and  late  Associate  Editor  American  Agriculturist,  Xew 
York— Levi  Stockbridge.  ex-President  Massachusetts  Agricultural  College— Clarence  A.  Shamel.  Associate 
Editor  Orange  Judd  Farmer,  Chicago — E.  B.  Voorhees,  Director  Xew  Jersey  Experiment  Station— Luther 
Foster.  Wyoming  Agricultural  College— Hugh  M.  Starnes,  Geor^gia  Agricultural  College— E.  C.  Powell, 
Editor  Farm  and  Home— J.  C.  Arthur,  Purdue  University,  Indiana— C.  S.  Phelps,  Connecticut  Agri- 
cultural College. 


KING  Corn  is  to  have  still  larger  prosperity  in  the  future.  The  uses  and 
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grain,  but  of  the  whole  plant.  Maize  is  the  most  important  cereal  grown, 
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by  some  500  million  bushels.  Yet  in  spite  of  the  overshadowing  importance  of 
this  crop,  practically  no  book  worthy  of  the  subject  exists.  But  recent  im- 
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PARTLVL  TABLE   OF  CONTENTS 

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T^!fil  T.    ? ^™'5'^i°^  Same— Com  Breeding  and  Seed  Selection— Fertilization,  Cultivation  and  Harvest 
Z^f^     Ar^^,   Fungous  Diseases— SUo  Construction— Feeding  for  Most  Profit-Marketingat  Home 
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SOILING  CROPS    AND   THE    SILO 

How  to  Cultivate  and  Harvest  the  Crops 
How  to  Build  and  Fill  a  Silo.      How  to  Use  Ensilage 

By  THOMAS  SHAW 
Professor  of  Animal  Husbandry  at  the  University  of  Minnesota 

This  is  by  far  the  most  original  and  complete  work  ever  written  on  the 
subject  of  which  it  treats.  It  is  divided  into  two  parts,  the  first  of  which  treats 
of  the  growing  and  feeding  of  all  kinds  of  soiling  crops  that  have  been  found 
useful  in  any  part  of  the  United  States  or  Canada. 

The  second  part  discusses  the  silo.     No  treatise  on  the  subject  has  ever 
appeared  that  will  approach  in  simplicity  and  comprehensiveness  the  way  in 
which  it  has  been  handled  by  the  author.     No  progressive  farmer  can  afford  to 
be  without  this  book,  and  to  dairymen  it  will  prove  of  the  highest  value. 
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FORAGE  CROPS  OTHER  THAN  GRASSES 

How  to  Cultivate,  Harvest  and  Use  Them 
By  THOMAS  SHAW 

Under  the  term  "  Forage  Crops,"  as  used  by  the  author,  are  comprised  all 
pasture  plants  which  are  sown  from  year  to  year — and  which  are  fed  off  by  the 
animals  in  the  field.  To  show  how  easily  and  satisfactorily  forage  plants  can 
be  made  to  supplement  perennial  pastures,  how  profitabl}^  thej'  can  be  raised  on 
land  which  otherwise  would  be  idle,  and  how  important  a  place  they  are  destined 
to  occupy  in  the  near  future  in  systematic  crop  rotation  on  every  stock  and 
dairy  farm,  has  been  the  author's  aim  in  writing  this  book.  The  Avork  has  a 
PRACTICAL  RING  ABOtJT  IT.  from  beginning  to  end,  that  begets  confidence  in  the 
reader  as  to  the  value  of  its  contents. 

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CLOVERS  AND   HOW  TO   GROW  THEM 

By  THOMAS  SHAW 

Author  of  "  Forage  Crops  Other  than  Grasses, "  "  Soiling  Crops  and  the  Silo, " 
"  Study  of  Breeds,"  "Animal  Breeding,"  etc.,  etc. 

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explaining  the  principles  and  practice  of  successful  clover  cultivation  in  general, 
the  most  important  species  and  varieties  of  clovers  are  discussed  in  detail. 
Special  chapters  are  devoted  to:  medium  red  clover,  alfalfa,  alsike,  mammoth, 
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cerne, and  otjiers  of  minor  importance.  With  each  are  given  its  varieties,  pastur- 
ing, harvesting  for  hay,  saving  seed,  renewing,  value  as  fertilizer.  The  whole  ^ 
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exert  a  potent  influence  in  the  promotion  of  progressive  agriculture. 
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THE  AMERICAN  SUGAR  INDUSTRY 

A  Handbook  for  the  Farmer  or  Manufacturer,  Capitalist  or  Laborer,  Statesman  or  Student 

By  HERBERT  MYRICK 

Editor  of  American  Agriculturist  o-^Ncv^  Vork,  Orange  Sudd  Farmer  of  Chicago, 
Treasurer  American  Sugar  Growers'  Society,  etc. 

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into  four  distinct  parts,  each  a  monograph  in  itself. 

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Part  III.  The  Beet  Sugar  Industry  in  America,  Prior  to  1897.  Part  IV.  Commercial 
Aspects  of  the  Beet  Sugar  Industry 

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SOILS 

Their    Properties,    Improvement,   Management,   and    the 
Problems  of  Crop  Growing  and  Crop  Feeding 

By  CHARLES  WILLIAM  BURKETT 

Director  of  the  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  Kansas  State  College 


THE  first  Study  of  agriculture  should  be  at  the  bottom.  To  know  some  of  the  simple 
facts  about  the  soil,  how  it  should  be  handled  and  treated,  something  about  the  properties 
of  the  soil,  about  the  improvement  and  management  of  the  land,  and  then  to  know  the 
problems  of  crop  growing  and  crop  feeding,  and  how  to  meet  them,  are,  indeed,  funda- 
mental things  that  the  successful  farmer  must  know.  At  the  same  time  the  farmer  must  be  a 
master  of  these  things.    The  soil  must  not  be  a  mystery  to  him. 

As  a  rule  soil  matters  are  too  lightly  considered.  The  soil,  so  common  and  familiar,  is 
neglected  both  in  study  and  practice.  The  books  that  have  been  written  on  the  subject,  in  the 
past  have  been  dull,  dry,  uninteresting.  Professor  Burkett  has  broken  away  from  this  order. 
Himself  a  farmer,  a  soil  student  and  an  easy  writer,  he  has  written  an  accurate  account  of  the 
subject  in  a  simple,  interesting  manner  that  lo  read  is  to  be  interested  from  the  very  beginning. 
There  is  not  a  dull  line  in  the  book.  It  reads  like  a  novel,  with  interest  to  the  very  end.  The 
treatment  is  in  no  place  technical  and  a  helpful  suggestion  is  to  be  found  on  every  page.  It  is 
]ust  the  book  for  the  plain  farmer.  It  is  a  dry  subject  made  interesting;  a  common 
subject  made  popular ;  a  dull  subject  made  understandable  and  helpful.  Professor  Burkett 
has  in  this  book  provided  a  story  that  cannot  fail  to  interest  every  student  of  the  farm.  For 
the  reading  course,  rural  school,  traveling  library,  grange  library,  etc.,  nothing  on  the  same 
^  w  J??^  approaches  it.  No  farmer  can  afford  to  be  without  this  fascinating  book.  A  glance  at 
what  the  chapter  headings  embody  gives  a  fair  idea  of  its  popular  scope :  The  soil  makers ; 
The  soils  that  living  things  have  made:  What  we  find  in  soil:  Concerning  the  texture  of  the 
soil;  How  plants  feed;  The  elements  that  plants  use;  How  plant  food  is  preserved;  Getting 
acquainted  with  plant  food ;  The  potential  plant  food,  its  stores  and  nature ;  The  role  thai 
tillage  plays ;  Liming  the  land,  a  corrective  for  acidity;  The  quest  of  nitrogen;  The  release  of 
soil  nitrogen,  the  return  to  the  air;  Nitrification,  nitrogen  made  ready  for  plants;  Keclaiming 
lost  nitrogen,  the  call  to  the  air ;  Soil  inoculation,  how  done ;  Draining  the  land ;  Soil  water, 
^^^}\}?  '"^*'  ""^  ^^  ™^y  ^®  ^^^^ ;  I^i"y  farming,  a  problem  in  water  conservation ;  Tillage  tools, 
wnat  they  are  for;  How  to  use  them;  The  cultivation  of  crops,  the  tools  andpurposes ;  Stable 
manure,  its  composition  and  its  preservation;  Handling  manure  on  the  farm;  Buying  plant  food 
for  the  S91I;  Using  chemical  manure  intelligently;  Mixing  fertilizers  at  home;  Dairying,  an 
example  m  soil  building;  Kotation  of  crops;  The  old,  worn-out  soils,  what  we  may  do  for 
them ;  Conclusion.    A  bit  of  philosophy. 

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FARM  DEVELOPMENT 

An  Introductory  Book  in  Agriculture 

Including   a   Discussion    of   Soils,  Selecting  and  Planning  Farms,    Subduing  the 

Fields,  Drainage,  Irrigation,  Roads,  Fences,  together  with  Introductory 

Chapters  concerning  Farm  Business,  and  the  Relations  of 

General  Science  to  Agriculture 


By  WILLET  M.  HAYS,  M.Agr. 

Formerly  Profetsor  of  Agriculture.  University  of  Minnesota;  now  Assistant  Secretary 
U.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture 


A  Text-book  for  schools, 
discussing  the  fundamentals  of 
agriculture.  Just  the  thing  for 
teachers  and  for  classes  in  ag- 
ricultural   high    schools. 

It  takes  up  farming  as  a  vo- 
cation, tells  about  the  geologi- 
cal history  of  the  earth,  ex- 
plains the  way  soil  is  made, 
describes  the  manner  of  select- 
ing a  farm  home,  how  to 
subdue  the  land,  how  to  drain 
and  irrigate,  and  how  to  build 
roads,  bridges  and  fences. 
These  are  real  life  subjects 
and  ought  to  be  a  part  of  every 
school  course.  Now  that  Pro- 
fessor Hays  has  written  this 
book,  an  excellent  text  is  avail- 
able, one  written  solely  to  help 
teachers  and  pupils  in  begin- 
ning work  in  agriculture.  The 
topics  follow  one  another  in 
regular  order  and  have  been 
arranged  for  class  recitation  ac- 
cording to  the  same  plan  in 
vogue  with  our  histories,  arith- 
metics and  readers.  This  makes 
the  book  very  teachable  and 
easy  to  follow  by  both  teacher 
and  pupil.  The  author  is  one 
of  our  leading  agricultural  ed- 
ucators and  has  been  a  fore- 
most worker  in  introducing  agriculture  in  the  common  schools.  At  present 
he  occupies  the  important  post  of  assistant  secretary  of  the  National  Department 
of  Agriculture.    As  a  wise  teacher  and  safe  leader  he  has  no  superior  in  the  land. 

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FARM  GRASSES 

of  THE  UNITED  STATES 

By  W.  J.  SPILLMAN 

Agrostologist,  U.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture 

AN  INTENSELY  practical  discussion 
of  the  farm  grasses  of  the  United 
States  of  America  is  presented 
in  this  volume.  It  is  essentially  a  re- 
sume of  the  experience  of  American 
farmers  with  grasses,  and  it  is  safe  to 
say  that  no  other  work  has  covered  the 
ground  so  thoroughly.  No  attempt  has 
been  made  to  give  a  connected  account 
of  all  the  grasses  known  in  this  country, 
but  the  aim  has  been  rather  to  give 
just  the  information  which  a  farmer 
wants  about  all  those  grasses  that  have 
an  actual  standing  on  American  farms. 
The  whole  subject  is  considered  en- 
tirely from  the  standpoint  of  the 
farmer.  One  of  the  most  valuable 
features  of  the  book  is  the  maps  show- 
ing, at  a  glance,  the  distribution  of 
every  important  grass  in  the  United 
States;  and  the  reasons  for  the  pecu- 
liarities  in   this   distribution   are   fully  brought  out. 

The  principal  chapter  treats  on  the  grass  crop  as  a  whole  and  the  relations 
of  grass  culture  to  agricultural  prosperity;  meadows  and  pastures;  the  seed 
and  its  impurities;  the  blue  grasses;  millets;  southern  grasses;  redtop  and  or- 
chard grass;  brome-grasses;  grasses  for  special  conditions;  haying  machinery 
and  implements;  insects  and  fungi  injurious  to  grasses,  etc.  The  methods  fol- 
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application  to  grass  lands  throughout  the  country  is  discussed.  The  discussion 
of  each  grass  is  proportional  to  its  importance  on  American  farms. 

This  book  represents  the  judgment  of  a  farmer  of  long  experience  and 
wide  observation  regarding  the  plan  in  agriculture  of  every  grass  of  any 
Importance  in  American  farming.  In  its  preparation  its  use  as  a  text  book 
in  schools  as  well  as  a  manual  of  reference  for  the  actual  farmer  has  con- 
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most  conveniently  arranged  and  splendidly  indexed  so  that  the  reader  may  find 
any  subject  at  a  glance. 

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Broom  Corn  and  Brooms 

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First  Principles  of  Agriculture 

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Manual  of  Agriculture 

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powers  of  nature  and  control  them  for 
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By  Mason  C.  Weld  and  other  writers. 
This  book  treats  upon  the  fundamental 
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business,  the  mechanical  and  chemical 
composition  of  soils,  maintaining  and 
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land,  weeds  and  their  destruction,  ma- 
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PhyMcs  of  Agriculture 

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thor presents   to   the  student  who   ex- 


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Plant  Life  on  the  Farm 

By  Maxwell  T.  Masters,  M.  D.  In 
view  of  the  importance  of  plants  as  the 
direct  or  indirect  source  of  all  food,  the 
intelligent  cultivator  must  wish  to 
know  something  of  the  machinery 
which  does  this  wonderful  work  of  con- 
verting the  crude  materials  of  the 
earth  and  the  air  into  food  for  animals, 
and  what  are  the  changes  which  bring 
life  out  of  dead  materials.  Dr.  Masters 
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on  the  Farm.  He  presents  such  of  the 
phenomena  of  vegetable  life  and  growth 
as  will  give  the  farmer  a  clear  idea  of 
the  work  of  the  plant,  without  the  use 
of  unnecessary  technicalities,  and  in  a 
clear  style  readily  understood  by  those 
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THE  BOOK  of  WHEAT 

An  Economic  History  and  Practical  Manual  of  the  Wheat  Industry  of  the  World 
By  PETER  TRACY  DONDLINGER,  Ph.D. 

FOR  the  first  time  this  most  important  cereal  has  been  treated  exhaustively 
in  a  single  volume.  This  book  comprises  a  complete  study  of  everything 
pertaining  to  wheat.  It  is  the  work  of  a  student  of  economic  as  well  as 
agricultural  conditions,  well  fitted  by  the  broad  experience  in  both  practical  and 
theoretical  lines  to  tell  the  whole  story  in  a  condensed  form.  A  glance  at  the 
table  of  contents  given  below  will  show  that  all  phases  of  the  wheat  industry 
have  been  treated.  The  book  is  written  with  a  view  to  completeness  and 
accuracy,  and  at  the  same  time  is  made  very  readable  for  the  benefit  of  the 
general  student.  It  is  designed  for  the  farmer,  the  teacher  and  the  student  as 
well,  and  the  bibliography  which  accompanies  the  book  is  alone  worth  many 
times  its  price  to  the  investigator  of  any  subject  connected  with  the  culture  of 
wheat. 

This  book  presents  most  interesting  reading  to  those  not  particularly  inter- 
ested in  the  practical  side  of  agriculture,  owing  to  the  extensive  historical  notes 
regarding  the  methods  followed  in  the  culture  of  wheat  from  ancient  times  to 
the  present.  The  great  age  of  wheat  as  a  tilled  crop  is  impressed  upon  one 
when  the  early  history  is  traced  from  prehistoric  times  to  the  present.  The 
chapters  on  transportation,  marketing  and  prices  should  be  read  by  every  miller 
and  dealer  in  this  staple  crop,  and  the  practical  farmer  will  find  in  the  chapters 
on  improvement,  cultivation,  harvesting,  fertilizing,  etc.,  the  most  up-to-date, 
practical  information  as  deduced  by  the  best  investigators. 

The  scope  of  this  book  will  be  appreciated  when  the  following  table  of 

contents  is  carefully  studied: 


1. 

Wheat  grain  and  plant. 

2. 

Improvement  of  wheat. 

3. 

Natural  environment. 

4. 

Cultivation. 

5. 

Harvesting. 

6. 

Yield  and  cost  of  production 

7. 

Rotation  and  irrigation. 

8. 

Fertilizers  for  wheat. 

9. 

Diseases  of  wheat. 

10. 

Insect  enemies. 

11. 

Transportation. 

12. 

Storage. 

13. 

Marketing. 

14. 

Prices. 

15. 

Milling. 

1.6. 

Consumption. 

17. 

Statistics. 

18. 

Index  and  Bibliography. 

This  book  is  well  printed  and  illustrated  with  many  line  drawings  and  full- 
page  photographs. 

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How  Crops  Grove 

By  Samuel  W.  Johnson.  A  treatise  on 
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at  once  became  the  standard  authority 
in  its  field.  But  progress  in  agricultural 
science  has  been  so  rapid  in  recent  years 
that  in  order  to  embody  the  later 
advancements,  the  author  found  it 
practical  to  rewrite  it  throughout.  In 
pleasing  and  convincing  language  he 
shows  how  the  plant  grows  ;  the  condi- 
tions under  which  it  flourishes  or  suffers 
detriment;  the  materials  of  which  it  is 
made  ;  the  mode  of  its  construction  and 
organization ;  how  it  feeds  upon  the 
soil  and  air;  how  it  serves  as  food  to 
animals;  how  the  air,  soil,  plant  and 
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Western 

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Introduction  to  Bu^ness  Organization 

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Weeds  of  the  Farm  and  Garden 

By  L.  H.  PAMMEL,  B.  Agr.,  M.  S.,  Ph.D. 

Professor  ot  Botany,  Iowa  State  College,  and  Botanist,  Iowa 

Agricultural  Experiment  Station. 

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Atlantic  in  book  form  excepting  the  very  excellent  and  useful  book  by  Fletcher 
and  Clark  of  Canada.  The  publications  of  various  Experiment  Stations  of  the 
United  States  and  Canada,  bulletins  and  circu- 
lars of  our  National  Department  of  Agriculture, 
and  such  publications,  soon  become  exhausted. 
The  demand  cannot  be  met,  hence  the  publica- 
tion of  an  authoritative  work  on  the  subject. 

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tural colleges  and  high  schools  are  giving 
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will  not  only  help  the  teacher  but  the  student 
to  study  the  weeds  of  the  field  and  garden. 

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this  should  make  it  of  special  value  to  the  far- 
mer, landowner,  gardener  and  park  superin- 
tendent. 

The  enormous  losses,  amounting  to  several 
hundrec2  million  dollars,  annually  in  the  United 
States  caused  by  weeds  should  stimulate  us  to  adopt  a  better  system  of  agricul- 
ture. The  weed  question  is,  therefore,  a  most  important  and  vital  one  for  the 
American  farmer.  This  treatise  will  enable  the  farmer  to  treat  his  field  to 
remove  weeds. 

The  author,  Dr.  L.  H.  Hammell,  is  professor  of  Botany  in  the  Iowa  State 
College  and  has  devoted  many  years  to  a  study  of  weeds. 
The  scope  of  the  work  may  be  seen  from  the  following  table  of  contents: 

Chapter  I.  Weeds,  Injury  to  Crops  and  Nature  of. 

Chapter  IL  Kinds  of  Weeds  as  to  Duration. 

Chapter  III„         Dispersal  of  Weed  Seeds. 

Chapter  IV.         The  farmer's  Interest  in  Good  Seed,  and  How  to  Test  Seed. 

Chapter  V.  Weed  Impurities  in  Agricultural  Seeds. 

Chapter  VI.         Some  Weed  Laws,  and  Seed  Control  Laws. 

Chapter  VII.       Weeds  of  Special  Crops. 

Chapter  VIIL     Poisonous  Weeds. 

Chapter  IX.         Table  of  Noxious  Weeds. 

Chapter  X.  Migration  of  Weeds. 

Chapter  XL         Extermination  of  Weeds. 

Chapter  XII.       Treatment  for  Special  Weeds. 

Chapter  XIIL     The  Morphology  of  Weeds. 

Chapter  XIV.      Descriptions  of  Some  Common  Weeds. 

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16 


Silos,  EnsQage  and  Silage 

By  Manly  Miles.  In  this  practical 
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Green  Fodder — Fermentation — The  Silo 
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Soiling,  Ensilage  and  Stable 
Construction 

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or  the  economy  of  feeding  farm  stock, 
published  some  twenty  years  ago.  In  it 
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conducting  this  system  of  feeding  on 
his  own  farm,  convinced  that  he  has 
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how  to  enrich  the  soil  economically, 
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Grasses  of  North  America 

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grasses  for  new  or  old  stations;  im- 
proving by  selection,  improving  by 
cross-fertilization  of  the  flowers; 
grasses  for  the  lawn,  the  garden  and 


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Forage  Crops 

By  Edward  B.  Voorhees.  Deals  with 
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The  Cereals  In 
America 

By  THOMAS  F.  HUNT,  M.S.,  D.Agr. 

Professor  Agronomy.  College  of  Agriculture,  Cornell  University 


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'HIS    is   primarily   a    text    book    on 
agronomy,  but  is  equally  as  useful  to 
the  farmer  as  to  the  teacher  or  stu- 
dent.    It   is  written  by  an  author  than 
whom  no  one  is  better  qualified. 

The  subject  matter  includes  an  accu- 
rate, comprehensive  and  succinct  treatise 
of  the  cereals — ^Wheat,  Maize,  Oats, 
Barley,  Rye,  Rice,  Sorghum  (kafir  corn) 
and  Buckwheat,  as  related  particularly 
to  American  conditions.  Where  germane 
to  the  subject,  however,  results  of  foreign 
experience  are  stated.  The  author  has 
made  a  comprehensive  study  of  the  topics 
treated,  drawing  freely  from  the  publica- 
tions of  the  United  States  Department  of 
Agriculture,  comprising  chiefly  the  pub- 
lications of  the  Ofifice  of  Experiment 
Stations,  American  Experiment  Stations 
and  recognized  journals  related  to  agri- 
culture. The  treatment  accords  with  the  scheme  laid  down  by  the 
Committee  on  Methods  of  Teaching  of  the  A.  A.  A.  C.  &  E.  S. 

First  hand  knowledge  has  been  the  policy  of  the  author,  and 
every  crop  treated  is  presented  in  the  light  of  individual  study  of  the 
plant.  The  same  idea  is  carried  out  in  the  furnishing  of  practicums 
to  accompany  each  crop.  Collateral  readings  for  each  crop  are  also 
included.  Cross  references  are  freely  used  where  thought  advisable, 
and  offer  excellent  opportunity  for  comparative  study  of  the  crops. 
The  book  is  liberally  illustrated,  but  only  where  thought  possible  to 
elucidate  the  text. 

An  idea  of  its  comprehensive  character  is  afforded  by  partial 
table  of  contents  of  the  chapters  on  wheat,  the  other  subjects  being 
treated  with  the  same  thoroughness:  Structure,  Composition,  Botanical 
Relations,  Classification  of  Varieties,  Improvement  of  Varieties,  Climate, 
The  Soil  and  Its  Amendments,  Cultural  Methods,  Weeds,  Fungous 
Diseases  and  Insect  Enemies,  Harvesting  and  Preservation,  Uses  and 
Preparation  for  Use,  Production  and  Marketing,  History,  etc.  Illustrated 
with  100  entirely  new  and  original  drawings  by  C.  W.  Furlong  and 
A.  K.  Dawson. 

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The  Forage  and  Fiber 
Crops  in  America 

By  THOMAS  F.  HUNT,  M.S.,  D.Agr. 

Professor  of  Agronomy  in  the  New   York  State  College  of  Agriculture   at  Cornell  Univertity 

THIS  is  a  book  for  the  farmer,  the 
teacher,  and  the  college  student. 

It  has  been   prepared   with   the 

view  to  meeting  the  demand 
for  an  untechnical  but  scientific 
and  comprehensive  treatise  of  the 
grasses,  legumes,  and  fibers.  The 
method  of  presentation  is  similar 
to  that  of  "The  Cereals  in  America," 
to  which  book  this  is  proposed  as  a 
companion,  the  two  books  together  pur- 
porting to  furnish  a  year's  work  in  a 
college  course  in  agronomy.  The  book 
is  admirably  adapted  to  general  reading 
and  will  undoubtedly  take  its  place 
among  the  few  handbooks  on  agricul- 
tural topics.  To  timothy,  Kentucky 
blue  grass,  red  clover,  alfalfa,  cowpeas 
and  cotton  has  been  given  the  same 
plain,  thoughtful,  and  accurate  treat- 
ment which  characterizes  "The  Cereals 
in  America." 

An  abundance  of  new  and  scientific 
thought  has  been  crowded  into  these 
pages.  Reproduction  in  grasses,  per- 
manency in  meadows  and  pastures,  the 
role  of  legumes  in  soil  inoculation,  the 
production  of  root  crops  as  a  substitute- 
for  the  more  expensive  concentrates, 
fiber  crops  in  their  economic  relations, 
the  detection  of  adulterations  and  im- 
purities are  some  of  the  salient  fea- 
tures. Laboratory  exercises  are  pro- 
vided, and  ample  collateral  reading  is 
supplied  at  the  end  of  each  chapter.  More  than  150  illustrations  prepared  by 
our  artist,  B.  F.  Willianxson,  illuminate  the  text. 

The  following  table  of  contents  will  give  a  good  idea  of  the  scope  and 
completeness  of  this  book: 

Chapter  I.  Perennial  Forage  Grasses :— Characters  and  habits— Seeds  and  mixtures,  n.  Perennial 
Forage  Grasses:— Cultural  methods— Production  and  harvesting.  III.  Perennial  Forage  Grasses :— Tim- 
othy—Meadow  foxtail,  rv.  Perennial  Forage  Grasses  :—Redtop— Kentucky  blue  grass.  V.  Perennial 
Forage  Grasses :— Orchard  grass— Meadow  fescue— Smooth  brome  grass- Minor  grasses— Practicums.  VI. 
Annual  Forage  Plants:- Cereals— Prlckley  comfrey— Jerusalem  artichoke— Canary  grass— Millets— Barn- 
yard millet— Foxtail  millets— Other  Panlcums— Crab  grass— Pearl  millet— Broom-corn  mUlet— Guinea 
gra-ss- Teosinte.  VTl.  Leguminous  Forage  Crops :— General  characters— Acquirement  of  nitrogen. 
VIII.  Leguminous  Forage  Crops :— Clovers— Red  clover— Mammoth  clover.  IX.  Legruminous  Forage 
Crops :—Alsike  clover— White  clover— Crimson  clover— Minor  clovers.  X.  Leguminous  Forage  Crops:— 
Alfalia— Sand  lucerne.  XI.  Leguminous  Forage  Crops:- Black  medic— Bur  clovers— Japan  clover- 
Vetches— Minor  legumes— Practicums.  xn.  Legimies  for  seed:— Field  beans— Field  peas— Peanuts— 
Practicums.  XIII :— Legumes  for  Seed :— Cowpeas.  xrv.  Legumes  for  Seed  :— Cowpeas— Soybeans. 
XV.  Root  crops :— Practicums— Collateral  reading.  XVI.  Fiber  Crops:— Classification  and  production— 
Practicums.  XVII.  Fiber  Crops :— Cotton-Structure  and  composition.  XVIII.  Fiber  Crops :— Cotton- 
Varieties  and  improvements.  XIX.  Fiber  Crops— Cotton— Climate,  soils  and  their  amendments.  XX. 
Fiber  Crops :— Cotton— Cultural  methods— Insects— Fungous  diseases.  XXI.  Fiber  Crops :— Cotton— Pro- 
duction and  marketing.  XXII.  Fiber  Crop8:—Cotton— Uses  and  history.  XXUI.  Fiber  Crops :— Flax- 
Hemp— Minor  fiber  crops. 

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Rural  School  Agriculture 

By  CHARLES  W.  DAVIS,  M.A.S. 

Professor  of  Agriculture  and  Biology,  North  Georgia  Agricultural  College,  Dahlonega,  Georgia 


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BOOK  intendea  for  the  use  of 
both  teachers  and  pupils.  Its 
aim  is  to  enlist  the  interest  of 
the  boys  of  the  farm,  and  awaken 
in  their  minds  the  fact  that  the 
problems  of  the  farm  are  great 
enough  to  command  all  the  brain 
power  they  can  summon.  The 
book  is  a  manual  of  exercises  cover- 
ing many  phases  of  agriculture, 
and  it  may  be  used  with  any  text- 
book of  agriculture,  or  without  a 
text-book.  The  exercises  will  en- 
able the  student  to  think,  and  to 
work  out  the  scientific  principles 
underlying  some  of  the  most 
important  agricultural  operations. 
The  author  feels  that  in  the  teach- 
ing of  agriculture  in  the  rural 
schools  the  laboratory  phase  is  almost  entirely  neglected.  If  an  ex- 
periment helps  the  pupil  to  think,  or  makes  his  conceptions  clearer, 
it  fills  a  useful  purpose,  and  eventually  prepares  for  successful  work 
upon  the  farm.  The  successful  farmer  of  the  future  must  be  an  experi- 
menter in  a  small  way.  Following  many  of  the  exercises  are  a  num- 
ber of  questions  which  prepare  the  way  for  further  research  work. 
The  material  needed  for  performing  the  experiments  is  simple,  and 
can  be  devised  by  the  teacher  and  pupils,  or  brought  from  the  homes. 
Some  of  the  exercises  are:  Properties  of  Carbon  Dioxide,  the  Na- 
ture of  Solutions,  Plants  Selecting  their  Food,  Value  of  Birds  to  the 
Farrner,  Rotation  of  Crops,  Field  Study  of  Cereals,  Forms  of  Roots, 
Sunlight  and  Leaves,  Transpiration  of  Water  by  Plants,  Parts  of  a 
Flower,  Germination  Test  of  Seeds, Types  of  Soil,  Acidity  of  Soils, 
Kinds  of  Moisture  in  the  Soil,  Soil  Water  Holds  Plant  Food,  Water 
Capacity  of  Soils,  Mixing  Fertilizers,  How  to  Distinguish  Fer- 
tilizer Ingredients,  Questioning  the  Soil,  How  Clover  Helps  the 
Farmer,  Types  of  Seed  Corn,  Variation  in  Individual  Ears,  Moisture 
in  Corn  and  Cob,  Calculating  Rations  for  Animals,  Temperature  for 
Churning  Butter,  Directions  for  Using  the  Babcock  Test,  Souring  of 
Milk,  Different  Forms  of  Apples,  An  Ideal  Cotton  Plant,  Botanical 
Study  of  the  Cotton  Plant,  Relation  Between  Length  of  Straw  and 
Yield  of  Grain  in  Wheat,  Preventing  Oat  Smut,  Thinning  Fruit, 
Grafting  and  Budding,  Transplanting  Trees,  Pruning,  Insects  of  the 
Farm. 

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THE  HOP 


Its  Culture  and  Cure,  Marketing 
and  Manufacture 


A  Practical  Handbook  on  the  Most 
Approved  Methods  in  Growings, 
Harvesting,  Curing  and  Selling  Hops,  and 
on    the   Use  and   Manufacture   of  Hops 

By  HERBERT  MYRICK 

Assisted  by  practical  experts  in  successful  hop  culture  in 
America,  England  and  the  Continent,  dealers  in  hops 
and  manufacturers,  and  by  specialists  in  the  sciences. 

THIS  volume,  the  result  of  years 
of  research  and  observation, 
is  destined  to  be  an  authority 
on  this  crop  for  many  years  to 
come.  It  takes  up  every  detail 
from  preparing  the  soil  and  lay- 
ing out  the  yard  to  curing  and  sell- 
ing the  crop.  Every  line  repre- 
sents the  ripest  j  u  d  gm  e  n  t  and 
experience  of  experts. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS 


Chapter  I. — Origin  and  Spread  of  Hop  Culture 

Chapter  11. — Peculiarities  of  the  Industry 

Chapter  III. — Characteristics  of  the  Plant 

Chapter  IV. — Composition  of  the  Hop  Plant  and  Its  Fruit 

Chapter  T.— The  Climate  and  Soil  for  Hops 

Chapter  VI.— Feeding  the  Hop  Plant 

Chapter  \  11. — Laving  Out  a  Hop  Yard — Training  the  Tines 

Chapter  \  111. — Planting  and  Culture 

Chapter  IS. — Methods  of  the  Pleasanton  Hop  Company 

Chapter  X.— Pests  of  the  Crop 


Chapter  XI. — Harvesting  the  Crop 

Chapter  XII. — Kilns  for  Curing  Hops. 

Chapter  XIII. — Curing,  Cooling  and  Baling  Hops 

Chapter  XIV. — Grading,  Sampling  and  Marketing] 

Chapter  XV. — Concentration  in  Hop  Growing 

Chapter  XVI. — ^Expenses  and  Profits 

Appendix  : 

Tables  in  Detail — Statistics  of  Area,  Yield  and  Prices  in 

Various  Countries — SlisceUaneous. 


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G  I  nTeITg 

Its  Cultivation,  Harvesting,  M£U*keting  and  Market  Value  ; 
'With    an  Account   of    Its   History  and  Botany 
By  M.  G.  KAINS 

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begin  with  either  seed  or  roots,  soil,  climate  and  location,  prepara- 
tion, planting  and  maintenance  of  beds,  artificial  propagation,  ma- 
nures, enemies,  selection  for  market  and  for  improvement,  prepara- 
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FIRST  PRINCIPLES  OF 
SOIL  FERTIUTY 

By  ALFRED  VIVIAN 

Professor  of  Agricultural  Chemistry  in  the  Col  ege  of  Agriculture 
of  the  Ohio  State  University 

THERE  is  no  subject  of  more  vital 
importance  to  the  farmer  than 
that  of  the  best  method  of  main- 
taining the  fertility  of  the  soil.  The  very 
evident  decrease  in  the  fertility  of  those 
soils  which  have  been  under  cultivation 
for  a  number  of  years,  combined  with 
the  increased  competition  and  the  ad- 
vanced price  of  labor,  have  convinced 
the  intelligent  farmer  that  the  agricul- 
ture of  the  future  must  be  based  upon 
more  rational  practices  than  those  which 
have  been  followed  in  the  past.  We 
have  felt  for  some  time  that  there  was 
a  place  for  a  brief,  and  at  the  same 
time  comprehensive,  treatise  on  this  im- 
portant subject  of  Soil  Fertility.  Pro- 
fessor Vivian's  experience  as  a  teacher 
in  the  short  winter  courses  has  admira- 
bly fitted  him  to  present  this  matter  in 
a  popular  style.  In  this  little  book  he 
has  given  the  gist  of  the  subject  in  plain 
language,  practically  devoid  of  technical 
and  scientific  terms.  It  is  pre-eminently  a  "First  Book"  and  will  be  found 
especially  valuable  to  those  who  desire  an  introduction  to  the  subject  and  who 
intend  to  do  subsequent  reading.  While  the  treatment  of  the  matter  does  not 
pretend  to  be  exhaustive,  the  terse  style  in  which  it  is  written,  and  the  absolute 
freedom  from  redundancy,  have  made  it  possible  to  crowd  into  a  small  compass 
an  unusually  large  amount  of  information.  Although  written  in  non-technical 
language,  the  different  topics  are  discussed  from  the  scientific  standpoint,  and 
this  book  differs  from  those  commonly  presented  for  popular  reading  in  that 
each  statement  is  followed  by  authentic  data  so  far  as  the  size  of  the  book  will 
permit.  The  book,  therefore,  is  accurate  so  far  as  it  goes,  and  will  be  found 
useful  for  short  course  classes  in  soil  fertility  as  well  as  for  general  reading. 
It  is  also  just  the  book  for  high  schools,  reading  circles,  grange  courses  and 
traveling  and  other  libraries.  Nothing  could  be  better  for  the  farmer  who  is 
compelled  to  do  all  his  reading  at  home.  That  part  of  the  matter  herein  con- 
tained, which  appeared  in  the  agricultural  press,  met  with  such  an  enthusiastic 
reception  that  we  prophesy  great  popularity  for  this  little  book. 

The  table  of  contents  gives  an  idea  of  the  scope  of  the  book.  Exhaustion 
of  the  soil,  what  it  means — The  plant  food  derived  from  the  atmosphere — Ni- 
trogen as  a  plant  food — The  plant  food  derived  from  the  soil — Origin  of  the 
soil — Why  we  till  the  soil — Reasons  for  draining  and  irrigating — Summer  fal- 
lowing— Humus  and  green-manuring — Rotation  of  crops — The  value  of  farm 
manure — How  to  calculate  the  amount  and  value  of  the  manure  produced  on  the 
farm — Losses  in  manure — Preservation  of  manure — Applying  manure — Animal 
manures  and  the  maintenance  of  fertility — Commercial  fertilizers,  what  they 
are — Sources  of  nitrogen — Sources  of  potash  and  phosphoric  acid — Mixed  and 
special  fertilizers — Home  mixing — Using  commercial  fertilizers — Buying  fer- 
tilizers— Liming  of  soils — Soil  amendments. 

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Soils  and  Crops  of  the  Farm 

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Thomas  F.  Hunt.  The  farmers'  pro- 
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pleasure  this  readable  account  of  prof- 
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homes.  The  methods  of  ma^cing  avail- 
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scribed in  popular  language.  A  short 
history  of  each  of  the  farm  crops  is 
accompanied  by  a  discussion  of  its 
culture.  The  useful  discoveries  of 
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Every  farmer  will  be  benefited  by  the 
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The  Physical 

Properties  of  Soils 

A  LABORATORY  GUIDE 

By  ARTHUR  G.  McCALL 

Professor  of  Agronomy,  College  of  Agriculture,  Ohio  State  University 

THIS  book  presents  for  the  first  time  a  complete,  concise  and  systematically 
arranged  laboratory  course  for  the  study  of  the  physical  properties  of  soils. 
The  experiments  are  the  outcome  of  several  years  of  practical  experience 
in  the  teaching  of  soil  physics,  hence  the  work  is  thoroughly  practical  and  up  to 
date  in  every  respect. 

The  book  is  splendidly  illustrated  wifh  photographs  showing  the  apparatus 
assembled  and  with  text  figures  and  sectional  drawings  showing  the  construction 
in  detail.  Many  original  pieces  of  apparatus  are  shown  for  the  first  time.  Every 
effort  has  been  made  to  make  the  book  especially  helpful  to  the  instructor  and 
to  give  the  student  a  clear  understanding  of  every  part  of  the  work. 

The  course  as  outlined  is  sufficiently  extended  so  as  to  enable  the  instructor 
to  have  some  choice  of  exercises  and  to  adapt  his  work  to  cover  one  semester  or 
an  entire  year. 

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our  agricultural  colleges  and  high  schools,  and  all  others  who  are  interested  in 
the  study  of  soils  and  soil  conditions. 

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By   W.  H.  STEVENSON,  A.B.B.S.A.,  Professor  of  Soils,  Iowa   State   College, 
and  J.  0.  SCFIAUB,  B.S.,  Assistant  Professor  of  Soils,  Iowa  State  College 

COMMENDABLE  progress  has  been  made  during  the  past  decade  in  teach- 
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try. Up  to  the  present  time  no  comprehensive  text  book  has  been  prepared 
on  soil  physics,  while  there  is  a  great  and  widespread  demand  for  a  text  book 
which  covers  the  various  phases  of  the  subject.  In  this  work  the  aim  of  the 
authors  has  been  to  present  to  the  instructor  and  the  student  a  carefully  out- 
lined series  of  experiments  in  soil  physics.  A  portion  of  the  experiments 
outlined  in  this  guide  has  been  used  quite  generally  in  recent  years.  Many  of 
them  are  now  presented  for  class  work  for  the  first  time.  The  exercises  (of 
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to  each  other  and  the  skill  required  on  the  part  of  the  student.  Some  of  the 
most  important  of  these  exercises  are:  Microscopic  Study  of  Soil  Particles, 
Taking  Soil  Samples,  Determination  of  Capillary  Moisture,  Influence  of  Evapo- 
ration on  Soil  Temperature,  Effect  of  Rolling  upon  Soil  Temperature,  Influence 
of  Color  on  Soil  Temperature,  Influence  of  Vegetation  on  Soil  Temperature, 
Variation  in  Soil  Temperature  at  Different  Depths,  The  Absorption  of  Heat  by 
Soils,  The  Effect  of  Lime  upon  Clay  Soil,  Determination  of  the  Specific  Gravity 
of  Soils,  Determination  of  the  Weight  of  Soil  per  Acre,  Effect  of  Humus  on  the 
Water-Holding  Capacity  of  Soils,  Rate  of  Rise  of  Capillary  Water  in  Soils,  The 
Effect  of  Mulches  on  Evaporation  of  Water  from  Soils,  The  Effect  of  Organic 
Matter  on  Baking  of  Soils,  Mechanical  Analysis  of  Soils. 

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Soil  Fertility  and  Permanent 
Agriculture 

By  C.  G.  Hopkins,  professor  of  agro- 
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Tobacco    Leaf 

Its  Culture  and  Cure,  Marketing  and  Manufacture 

A  Practical  Handbook 

On  the  Most  Approved  Methods  in  Growing,  Harvesting,  Curing, 
Packing  and  Selling  Tobacco,  with  an  Account  of  the  Op- 
erations in  Every  Department  of  Manufacture 

By  J.  B.  KILLEBREW  and  HERBERT  MYRICK 

Assisted  by  Elxperts  in  Field,  Barn,  Factory  and  Laboratory 

A  PRACTICAL  HANDBOOK  on  the  most  approved  methods  of  growing,  harvesting,  curing, 
packing  and  selling  tobacco,  with  an  account  of  the  operations  in  every  department  of 
tobacco  manufacture.  The  book  is  based  on  actual  experience  in  field,  curing  barn,  pack- 
ing house,  factory  and  laboratory,  and  is  profusely  illustrated  with  superb  half-tone  engravings, 
descriptive  of  typical  varieties  and  all  the  different  processes.  The  book  represents  several 
years'  work  by  its  authors.  Col.  Killebrew  is  the  best  known  agricultural  authority  in 
the  middle  south,  an  extensive  planter,  and  author  of  the  exhaustive  report  on  tobacco  for  the 
10th  census.  Mr.  Myrick,  as  editor  of  American  Agriculturist  and  New  England  Homestead,  is 
an  expert  on  cigar  leaf.  Numerous  expei'ts  in  the  various  branches  of  the  tobacco  industry 
have  been  co-authors,  portraits  of  14  of  whom  embellish  the  preface,  while  the  frontispiece 
affords  fine  likenesses  of  the  two  authors.  The  experience  of  hundreds  of  others  on  disputed 
points  has  been  carefully  obtained,  by  personal  inquiry  and  correspondence,  the  authors  having 
traveled  over  10,000  miles  in  verifying  and  obtaining  important  data  never  before  published. 
It  is  the  only  work  of  the  kind  in  existence,  and  is  destined  to  be  the  standard  practical  and 
scientific  authority  on  the  whole  subject  of  tobacco  for  many  years. 

The  book  is  divided  into  four  parts,  each  a  volume  in  itself,  and  contains  numerous  chapters, 
any  one  of  which  is  alone  worth  the  price  of  the  book.  If  we  were  to  commend  any  one  portion 
over  another,  which  is  hardly  fair  in  a  book  of  such  uniform  excellence  and  completeness, 
it  would  be  the  treatise  on  manuring  and  fertilizing,  and  upon  the  curing  and  marketing  of 
tobacco.    Upon  these  little-understood  subjects,  the  Dook  throws  a  flood  of  light. 

Pau^  I. — Essentials  in  Tobacco  Culture 

Chapter  I,  Origin  and  Spread  of  Tobacco  Culture  and  Use,  pp.  3  to  15,  10  illus.  Chapter  II, 
Status  of  the  Tobacco  Industry,  pp.  16  to  26.  Chapter  III,  Varieties,  pp.  27  to  45,  Plates  13. 
Chapter  IV,  Types  of  Leaf  Required  for  Home  and  Foreign  Trade,  pp.  46  to  78.  Chapter  V, 
Science  in  Its  Application  to  Tobacco,  pp.  79  to  104.  Chapter  VI,  Manures  and  Fertilizers,  pp. 
105  to  149.  Chapter  VII,  The  Seed-Becf-Raising  Seed,  pp.  150  to  168,  13  illus.  Chapter  VIII, 
Transplanting,  pp.  169  to  178,  6  illus.  Chapter  IX,  Tobacco  Bams,  pp.  179  to  207,  30  illus.  Chap- 
ter X,  On  the  Curmg  of  Tobacco,  pp.  208  to  232,  3  illus.  Chapter  XI,  Pests  of  Tobacco,  pp.  233 
to 262, 20  illus.    Chapter  XII,  Marketing  Tobacco,  pp.  263  to  287, 12  illus. 

Part  II. — Heavy  Leatf  and  Memufacturing  Tobaccos 

Chapter  XIII,  Heavy  Shipping  or  Export  Leaf.pp.  290  to  332,  3  illus.  Chapter  XIV,  White 
Burlev,  pp.  333  to  351, 5  ilhis.  Chapter  XV,  Yellow  Tobacco,  pp.  352  to  369,  7  illus.  Chapter  XVI, 
Perique  Tobacco,  pp.  370  to  376,  3  illus. 

Part  III. — Cigar  Leaf  Tobaccos 

Chapter  XVIT,  General  Considerations  of  Cigar  Leaf,  pp.  379  to  390, 2  illus.  Chapter  XVIII, 
Fertilization  of  Cigar  Leaf,  pp.  391  to  403,  2  illus.  Chapter  XIX,  Cigar  Leaf  Culture,  pp.  404  to 
432,  7  illus.    Chapter  XX,  Cigar  Leaf  at  West  and  South,  pp.  433  to  450,  6  illus. 

Part  IV. — Tobacco  Manufacture — Miscellaneous 

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Tobacco  as  a  Remedy,  pp.  475  to  482,  3  illus. 

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The    Propagation 
of  Plants 

Describing  the   Processes   of    Hybridizing    and   Crossing 
Species  and  Varieties,  and  Also  of  the  Many  Dif- 
ferent Modes  by  Which  Cultivated  Plants 
May  Be  Propagated  and  Multiplied. 
Illustrated   with   Numerous 
Engravings 

By  ANDREW  S.  FULLER 

Author  of  "The  Grape  Culturist, "  "Small  Fruit  Culturist,"  etc. 

WE  HAVE  various  horticultural  works  which  give  the  methods  of  propa- 
gating  the  plants  of  which  they  treat,  but  this  is  the  first  work,  in  this 
country  at  least,  in  which  all  the  methods  of  propagation  are  described 
and  their  adaptability  to  different  plants  pointed  out.  In  this,  as  in  Mr.  Fuller's 
former  works,  the  reader  is  impressed  with  its  eminently  practical  character, 
and  feels  at  once  that  here  is  one  who  describes  what  he  has  done  and  seen. 
While  most  of  the  operations  of  the  propagator  are  mechanical,  they  will  be  all 
the  better  performed  if  he  has  some  knowledge  of  plant  structure  and  plant  life. 
These  will  be  found  especially  useful  in  enabling  the  propagator  to  ascertain 
the  reason  of  failures,  and  to  learn  how  to  avoid  them.  Take,  for  example, 
the  operations  of  hybridizing  and  crossing  (the  same  in  their  methods),  the 
general  structure  of  flowers  is  explained  and  the  parts  of  the  flower  and  their 
offices  are  pointed  out.  All  that  is  positively  known  of  the  art  of  fertilization 
is  clearly  stated,  and  the  operator  can  act  intelligently.  The  production  of  new 
varieties,  whether  of  fruits,  flowers  or  vegetables,  by  hybridizing  and  crossing, 
presents  a  most  attractive  field  to  the  amateur  cultivator,  who  has  generally 
felt  that  this  was  something  above  his  reach.  With  the  aid  of  this  work  he  will 
learn  that  it  is  a  very  simple  process,  if  he  follows  the  directions  and  observes 
the  precautions  here  plainly  given.  The  various  methods  by  which  plants  *re 
multiplied,  such  as  by  cuttings  of  various  kinds,  by  budding  and  grafting,  by 
layering  and  division,  are  all  clearly  given,  and  illustrated  by  engravings. 


CONTENTS 


Chapter 
Chapter 

Chapter 
Chapter 
Chapter 
Chapter 
Chapter 
Chapter 
Chapter 
Chapter 


T.— Propagation  of  Plants. 

II.— Movement  and  Eeorganization 

of  Cells. 
III.— Origin  and  Kinds  of  Buds. 
IV.— Eoots  and  Their  Functions, 
v.— Stems  and  Their  Appendages. 
VI.— Flowers,  Fruit  and  Seeds. 
VII.— Circulation  of  Sap. 
VIII.— Sex  and  Fertilization. 
IX.— Influence  of  Pollen. 
X. — General  Principles  and  Methods 


Chapter  XI. — Propagation  by  Cuttings. 
Chapter  XII. — Propagation  by  Cuttings  of 

Inmiature  Growth. 
Chapter  XIII.— Propagation  by  Lavers. 
Chapter  XIV.— Propagation  by  Suclcers  and 

Divisions. 
Chapter  XV.— Propagation  byFoot-Cuttings. 
Chapter  XVI.— Propagation  by  Budding. 
Chapter  XVII.— Propagation  by  Grafting. 
Chapter  XVIII.— Selecting  Stocks. 
Chapter  XIX.— Select  List  of  Plants. 


Chapter  XX.— Herbs,  Tubers  and  Bulbs. 
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The  Amateur's  Practical  Garden  Book 

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about  the  simplest  garden  operations 
which  continually  present  themselves 
to  the  teacher  of  horticulture.  For  eas- 
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in  alphabetical  order.  The  book  is,  in 
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The  American  Apple  Orchard 

By  F.  A.  WAUGH 

THIS  is  just  the  book  we  have  been  looking  for.  There  has  been  a  strong 
and  increasing  demand  these  last  ten  years  for  a  practical,  pointed  work 
on  apple  culture.  Although  there  are  a  number  of  books  on  general 
fruit  culture  extant,  they  are  not  sufficiently  definite  and  explicit  for  the 
ordinary  reader.  Our  experience  in  the  selling  of  books  shows  that  a  majority 
of  buyers  are  interested  in  special  crops  in  the  care  of  which  they  want  specific 
advice.  It  was  in  response  to  this  demand  that  the  Orange  Judd  Company 
began  the  publication  of  their  list  of  popular  "one  crop"  books. 

Of  all  special  crops  in  America,  the  apple  is  one  of  the  most  popular  and 
profitable,  and  the  call  for  a  book  on  this  subject  has  been  particularly  strong. 
After  considerable  planning  and  deliberation,  we  secured  Prof.  F.  A.  Waugh  of 
Massachusetts  to  prepare  this  book  for  us.  Professor  Waugh  is  already  well 
known  as  a  writer  of  popular  horticultural  books,  his  "Dwarf  Fruit  Trees," 
"Landscape  Gardening,"  "Plums  and  Plum  Culture"  and  others  having  been 
for  some  years  among  our  "best  sellers."  His  books  are  always  terse,  snappy 
and  readable.  His  preparation  for  the  present  work  has  been  unusually  broad 
and  thorough,  as  he  is  personally  and  intimately  acquainted  in  nearly  every 
fruit-growing  section  of  the  United  States  and  Canada.  Furthermore,  he  is 
himself  a  practical  fruit  grower,  operating  extensive  commercial  orchards  of 
his  own.  His  practical  experience  in  fruit  growing,  combined  with  long  experi- 
ence as  a  popular  writer  and  teacher,  enables  him  to  present  this  subject  in  a 
manner  both  authoritative  and  attractive. 

In  this  book  chief  prominence  is  given  to  modern  commercial  methods  as 
practiced  in  large  and  up-to-date  orchards,  but  there  is  a  special  chapter  also 
on  the  family  or- 
chard. Methods  are 
discussed,  not  for 
their  theoretical 
value,  but  from  the 
standpoint  of  the 
cash  profits  they  will 
return.  The  book  is 
pervaded  throughout 
with  the  author's  en- 
thusiasm for  fruit 
growing  in  general 
and  for  the  great 
apple  industry  in  par- 
ticular. It  is  well 
known  that  great  ad- 
vances have  been 
made  in  recent  years 
in  the  practice  o  f 
fruit  growing,  and 
the  author's  position 
has  given  him  unusual  opportunities  forkeeping  up  with  all  such  improvements. 

The  principal  topics  discussed  are  The  Geography  of  Apple  Growing,  Apple 
Soils,  Exposures,  Windbreaks,  Winter-Killing,  Starting  an  Orchard,  Propagation 
of  Trees,  Cultivation,  Cover  Crops,  Pruning,  Fertilizers,  Insects,  Diseases, 
Spraying  Solutions,  Spraying  Machinery,  Spraying  Methods,  Harvesting  and 
Marketing,  The  Family  Orchard,  Renovation  of  Old  Orchards,  Selection  of 
Varieties,  Catalog  of  Varieties.  , 

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33 


Systematic 

Pomology 

Treating  of  the  Description,  Nomenclature 
and  Classification  of  Fruits. 

By  F.  A.  WAUGH 

Professor  of  Horticulture  and  Landscape  Gardening,  Massachusetts  Agricultural  College 

THIS  is  the  first  and  only  work  in  the  English  language  which  treats  on 
the  entirely  new  field  of  Systematic  Pomology.     The  subject  comprises 
the  systematic  study  of  fruits,  the  practice  of  fruit  growing,  and  the 
business   of  marketing   fruits.     The   recent   books,   however,   have   all 
treated  of  the  second  division,  namely,  of  the  practice  of  fruit  growing,  while 
the  other  two  divisions  have  been  almost  wholly  ignored.     Prof.  Waugh  gave 

the  first  comprehensive  treatise  on 
commercial  pomology  two  years  ago  in 
his  Fruit  Harvesting,  Storing,  Market- 
ing. Now  he  presents  a  new  work,  en- 
titled Systematic  Pomology,  covering 
the  first  of  these  neglected  fields.  The 
book  treats  exhaustively  of  the  methods 
of  describing  fruits,  of  the  perplexed 
systems  of  nomenclature,  of  the  practi- 
cal and  scientific  classification  of  va- 
rieties, of  the  scoring  and  judging  of 
fruits,  of  the  laboratory  study  of  fruits, 
etc.  A  partial  idea  of  the  great  value 
of  this  work  may  be  gained  from  the 
outline  of 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS 

Introdtjction— Pomology  in  General. 
Description — Making  and  Filing  Descrip- 
tions, General  Considerations,  Describing  Pome 
Fruits,  Description  of  Drupe  Fruits,  Describ- 
ing Strawberries,  Describing  Easpberries  and 
Blackberries,  Description  of  Currants  and 
Gooseberries,  Describing  Grapes. 

Nomenclature— T  h  e  Eequirements  o  f 
Nomenclature,  the  Lazy  Club  Code,  American 
Pomological  Society  Eules. 

Classification— Principles  of  Classiflcar 
tion.  Classification  of  Fruits  in  General,  the 
Classification  of  Apples,  the  Classification  of 
Pears,  the  Classification  of  Peaches,  the  Classi- 
fication of  Plums,  the  Classification  of  Cherries,  Miscellaneous  Fruits,  Warder's  Classification 
of  Apples, 

Application— Eelation  to  the  Practice  of  Fruit  Growing,  for  the  Teacher  and  the  Student, 
Laboratory  Work,  Judging  Fruits,  Glossary. 

The  arrangement  and  treatment  are  such  as  to  make  the  book  particularly 
helpful  to  students  and  to  all  who  want  to  learn  more  about  pomology.  It  will 
be  of  great  value  as  a  textbook  and  laboratory  guide,  as  a  manual  for  com- 
mitteemen in  horticultural  societies,  and  as  a  guide  to  nurserymen  and  fruit 
growers. 

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34 


Fruit  Growing  in  Arid  Regions 

By  WENDELL  PADDOCK 

Professor  of  Horticulture  in  the  Colorado  Agricultural  College  and  Experiment  Station 

and  ORVILLE  B.  WHIPPLE 

Field  Horticulturist  in  the  Colorado  AKricultural  College  and  Experiment  Station 

The  recent  remarkable  development  of  the  vast  areas  of  arid  land 
in  the  Western  United  States  has  been  both  the  cause  and  the 
result  of  new  ideas  in  agricultural  teaching.  Conditions,  not  only 
varying  widely  among  themselves  but  differing  utterly  from  those 
of  older  cultivated  regions,  demanded  the  widest  range  of  experi- 
ment, and  resulted  in  the  shattering  of  many  cherished  theories  as 
well  as  the  firmer  establishment  of  many  practices  whose  efficacy, 
under  more  familiar  conditions,  had  seemed  of  doubtful  value.  The 
peculiar  fitness  of  many  of  these  arid  lands  for  fruit-growing 
was  long  in  becoming  apparent,  but  their  orchards  have  within 
comparatively  recent  years  become  a  most  important  source  of 
supply  for  both  Eastern  and  foreign  markets.  The  story  of  these 
years,  as  briefly  told  in  the  present  volume,  is  one  of  great  interest, 
and  the  ensuing  mass  of  valuable  agricultural  teaching  is  set  forth 
in  detail.  Every  phase  of  fruit-growing  with  its  local  and  other 
problems  is  thoroughly  discussed,  and  no  important  agricultural 
opinion,  even  if  differing  from  those  held  by  the  authors,  is  ignored. 
Soils,  climates,  fruit-diseases  and  pests,  with  their  remedies,  both 
preventive  and  curative,  tools  and  apparatus  of  every  sort  are  fully 
treated,  and  varieties  of  fruit  likely  to  be  successful,  as  well  as  those 
which  have  already  proved  their  value,  are  minutely  described. 
The  illustrations  are  unusually  abundant. 

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American  Horticultural  Manual 

By  J.  L.  BUDD,  assisted  by  N.  E.  HANSEN 

In  this  volume  the  author  outlines  the  principles  and  practices  of 
horticulture,  reserving  systematic  pomology  for  a  second  volume. 
The  principal  chapters  treat  on  seeds  and  seed  growth;  germina- 
tion; circulation  of  flowers  and  fruits;  propagation;  principles  of 
fruit-growing;  transplanting;  orchard  management,  pruning; 
spraying ;  the  different  classes  of  fruits  treated  separately ;  lawn  and 
park  trees;  shrubs  and  vines;  the  vegetable  and  small  fruit  garden, 
etc.,  etc.  To  the  beginner  in  horticulture  who  desires  thorough 
and  reliable  information  on  its  underlying  principles  the  work  can 
not  be  too  highly  recommended. 

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35 


Cabbage,  Cauliflower  and 
Allied  Vegetables 

By  C.  L.  ALLEN 

Author  of  Bulbs  and  Tuberous  Rooted  Plants  from  Seed  to  Harvest 


Ti 


HE  author  of 
this  book  has 
devoted  a  lif  e- 
time  to  the 
studj"^  of  the  sub- 
jects upon  which 
it  treats,  and  liv- 
ing on  Long  Is- 
land, in  the  very 
heart  of  the  most 
favorable  cabbage 
growing  section  in 
the  United  States, 
and  being  himself 
largely  and  prac- 
tically interested 
in  this  industry, 
is  probably  more 
familiar  with  its 
various  details 
than  any  other 
man. 

Considerable 
space  is  devoted  to 
the  explanation  of 
the  requirements, 
conditions,  culti- 
vation and  general 
management  per- 
taining to  the  en- 
tire cabbage  group.  After  this  each  class  is  treated  separately  and  in  detail.  The 
chapter  on  seed  raising  is  probably  the  most  authoritative  treatise  on  this  subject 
ever  published,  and  will  be  intensely  interesting  and  valuable  to  all  those  engaged  in 
this  industry.  Insects  and  fungi  attaclfing  this  class  of  vegetables  are  given  due 
attention,  with  a  view  to  giving  the  reader  the  latest  and  most  effective  means  for 
their  prevention  and  destruction.  There  is  a  convincing  and  practical  tone  about  the 
entire  work  which  at  once  assures  the  reader  of  the  safety  in  following  the  instruc- 
tions given  in  its  pages. 

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By  BURNET  LANDRETH 

ALTHOUGH  this  work  is  entitled  "Market  Gardening,"  the  family  gardener 
will  find  all  the  instructions  needed  for  gardening  for  pleasure  as  well  as  for 
profit,  as  it  gives  a  vast  amount  of  experiences  and  observations  in  the  garden 
and  field,  of  interest  to  the  market  and  the  amateur  gardener,  the  trucker,  and 
the  farmer.  A  novel  feature  of  the  book  is  the  calendar  of  farm  and  garden  opera- 
tions for  each  month  of  the  year,  indicating  those  which  apply  to  each  of  the  various 
sections  and  climates  of  North  America.  The  chapter  on  the  half -acre  garden  will 
be  read  with  great  interest  by  the  amateur,  while  the  chapters  on  seedsmen's  novel- 
ties and  responsibilities,  manures  and  fertilizers,  transplanting,  succession  and  rota- 
tion of  crops,  celery  and  onion  culture,  and  the  packing,  shipping  and  marketing  of 
vegetables,  will  be  especially  useful  to  the  professional  market  gardener.  There  are 
detailed  plans  and  descriptions  for  hotbeds,  cold  frames  and  greenhouses.  Garden- 
ing under  glass  for  winter  markets  is  treated  in  a  thorough  and  businesslike  way. 
Ihe  farmers  will  find  the  chapters  on  roots  for  stock  feeding,  on  soils  and  fertilizers, 
on  implements  and  storehouses,  of  special  use  in  their  daily  operations. 

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36 


Asparagus 

Its   Culture   for   Home    Use    and    for    Market 

A  practical  treatise  on  the  planting,  cultivation,  harvesting,  marketing  and 
preserving  of  Asparagus,  with  notes  on  its  history  and  botany 


HEXAMER 


WHILE  most  works  on  vegetable  growing 
treat  briefly  on  asparagus  culture,  this 
is  the  lirst  book  publislied  in  America 
which  is  exclusively  devoted  to  this  subject. 
All  are  agreed  that  there  is  no  more  delicious 
vegetable  than  properly  grown  and  prei)arcd 
asparagus.  Yet  it  is  but  rarely  found  in  our 
gardens,  owing  principally  to  the  erroneous  idea 
that  its  planting  and  after  management  are  ex- 
pensive and  require  special  skill  and  knowledge. 
To  disprove  these  fallacies,  and  to  impart  re- 
liable and  rational  information  on  the  imiiroved 
and  simplified  modern  methods  of  raising  this 
peerless  gem  of  the  home  garden,  is  the  prin- 
cipal  object  of  this  work. 

In  successive  chapters  the  author  treats  ex- 
haustively on  the  saving  of  the  seed,  raising  of 
the  plants,  selection  and  preparation  of  the  soil, 
planting,  cultivation,  manuring,  cutting,  bunch- 
ing, packing,  marketing,  canning  and  drying, 
insect  enemies,  fungous  diseases  and  every  re- 
quirement to  successful  asparagus  culture, 
special  emphasis  being  given  to  increase  the 
importance  of  asparagus  as  a  farm  and  money 
crop.  As  no  garden  is  complete  without  an 
asparagus  bed,  so  is  no  gardener's  or  farmer's 
library  complete  without  this  interesting  and 
instructive  book. 


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The  New  Rhubarb  Culture 

A  Complete  Guide  to  Dark  Forcing  and  Field  Culture 

PAKT  I.— By  J.  E.  Morse,  the  well-knovra  Michigan  trucker  and  originator  of  the  now 
famous  and  extremely  profitable  new  methods  of  dark  forcing  and  field  culture.    After  a 
short  historical  sketch  of  the  plant,  the  author  explains  and  describes  m  a  clear  and  con- 
C'se  manner  every  detail  connected  with  the  industry. 


grown 

handling  the  roots ;  age  of  roots  for  forcing  best  varieties ;  how  to  succeed ;  heating;  as  to  tem- 
perature; ventilation;  light;  moisture;  fertilizing;  thinning  out;  handling  the  crop;  time  of 
maturing;  gathering  the  crop;  tving  up;  marketing;  fertilizers;  light  or  thin  soils;  barnyard 
manures;  binders;  acidity  of  soil;  nitrate  of  soda;  Jadoo  fiber;  culture;  soil;  preparation; 
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demand ;  benefits ;  how  to  use  rhubarb ;  etc.,  etc.         

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America; 

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only  complete,  practical,  scientific  and  up-to-date  manual  on  this  crop. 

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37 


Celery  Culture 

By  W.  R.  BEATTIE 

Bureau  of  Plant  Industry,  United  States  Department  of  Agriculture 

APEACTICAL  guide  for  begin- 
ners and  a  standard  reference  of 
great  interest  to  persons  already 
engaged  in  celery  growing.    It 
contains  many  illustrations  giving  a 
clear  conception  of  the  practical  side 
of  celery  culture. 

This  hook  is  the  result  of  many 
years'  experience  in  celery  growing 
both  for  home  use  and  for  market.  The 
author  has  also  had  the  benefit  of 
acquaintance  with  many  of  the  most 
successful  celery  growers,  and  has  had 
abundant  opportunity  to  study  their 
methods.  The  work  is  complete  in 
every  detail,  froin  sowing  a  few  seeds 
in  a  window  box  in  the  house  for  early 
plants,  to  the  handling  and  marketing 
of  celery  in  carload  lots. 

Complete  cultural  directions  are 
included,  together  with  estimates  of 
the  cost  for  equipment  and  running 
expenses,  and  a  fair  estimate  of  returns 
from  one  acre.  There  is  perhaps  no 
other  garden  crop  that  requires  or  that 
will  justify  so  liberal  a  use  of  fertilizers 
as  celery.  Complete  information  is 
given  regarding  the  value,  kind,  and 
quantity  of  fertilizers  to  apply.  Full 
instructions  are  given  for  the  home 
mixing  of  fertilizers  for  the  celery  crop. 
Celery  has  become  a  wholesome  ad- 
dition to  the  fare  of  the  masses.  From 
a  few  small  patches  grown  by  Holland- 
ers in  this  country  a  few  years  ago,  the 
celery  industry  now  includes  the  terri- 
tory from  Maine  to  California,  and  from 
Canada  to  Florida.  A  supply  of  celery 
for  home  use  may  be  grown  in  almost 
any  garden,  and  its  commercial  culture 
still  offers  pleasant  and  profitable  em- 
ployment for  thousands  of  persons. 
Celery  growing  is  one  of  the  most  desirable  occupations  for  persons  who  desire  to  live  an 
outdoor  life.  There  is  something  so  clean  and  appetizing  about  celery  while  it  is  growing  that 
renders  its  culture  a  source  of  refined  emphiyment.  There  is  perhaps  no  other  line  of  garden- 
ing that  will  give  so  prompt  returns  or  prove  so  satisfactory  as  a  source  of  extra  income. 

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By  WILL  W.  TRACY 

United  States  Department  of  Agriculture 

THIS  is  a  practical  treatise  on  the  tomato,  which  includes  its  history,  characteristics,  methods 
of  planting,  fertilization,  cultivation  in  field  and  greenhouse,  points  about  harvesting,  pack- 
ing, storing,  and  marketing,  as  well  as  the  most  complete  account  of  the  insects,  enemies  and 
diseases  which  attack  tomatoes,  and  remedies  for  their  control  that  has  ever  been  written. 
The  author  has  made  a  lifelong  study  of  this  important  vegetable  and  has  here  embodied  for 
the  first  time  a  complete  story  of  his  experiences.  Because  of  the  increasing  popularity  of  the 
tomato  for  general  and  popular  use,  this  book  is  especially  timely  and  important.  It  deals 
with  every  phase  of  the  subject.  It  includes  chapters  devoted  to  the  home  garden,  hotbed, 
greenhouse  and  large  areas  for  commercial  purposes.  Every  detail  is  treated  under  the  foUow- 
uig  heads:  Botany ;  history ;  general  characteristics;  essentials  for  development ;  selection  of 
soil  for  maximum  crop;  exposure  and  location;  fertilizers;  preparation  of  the  soil;  hotbeds  and 
cold  frames;  starting  plants;  proper  distance  for  planting;  cultivation;  staking,  training  and 
pruning;  ripening,  gathering,  handling  and  marketing;  adaptation  of  varieties;  seed  breeding 
and  growing;  production  for  canning;  cost  of  production;  insects  injurious  to  tomatoes:  tomato 
diseases.  The  book  is  written  in  the  most  popular  style  for  the  man  who  wants  the  latest  and 
most  complete  infcrmation  on  the  subject. 

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Peas  and  Pea  Culture 

By  GLENN  C.  SEVEY,  B.S. 

Editor  New  England  Homestead 

THIS  interesting  little  book  is  intended  for  the  student  and  practical  farmer  alike. 
Enough  of  the  scientific  has  been  provided  to  meet  the  demands  of  the  former, 
and  for  the  farmer  great  care  has  been  exercised  to  keep  details  true  to  field  con- 
ditions. The  author  brings  both  experience  and  observation  to  bear  on  the  subject- 
matter.  Botany,  history  and  distribution  constitute  one  chapter.  Another  deals  with 
soils,  fertilizers  and  inocculation.  Cultural  principles  constitute  Chapter  III,  with 
composition  and  feeding  value  as  Chapter  IV.  Chapter  V  deals  with  insect  and  fungous 
pests  ;  VI  goes  thoroughly  into  the  canned  pea  industry  ;  VII,  peas  as  forage  and  soiling 
crops ;  VIII,  breeding  and  seed  improvement ;  IX,  garden  peas  and  varieties,  with  the 
concluding  chapter,  X,  on  sweet  peas  and  their  culture.  The  various  experiments  and 
deductions  of  different  experiment  stations  and  seed  authorities  are  carefully  reviewed 
and  brought  together  in  a  workable  way.  Without  this  book  a  student  would  be  re- 
quired to  spend  hours  going  through  various  files  and  references  to  secure  all  the  data 
on  any  one  phase  of  the  subject  of  peas  and  pea  culture.  An  honest  effort  has  been 
made  to  provide  comprehensive,  authoritative  and  specific  information  on  the  whole  sub- 
ject of  peas.  Facts  are  tersely  stated,  and  readers  will  find  the  book  an  ever-ready  and 
convenient  authority  on  the  many  details  connected  with  the  crop. 

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Melon  Culture 

By  JAMES  TROOP 

Professor  of  Horticulture  and  Entomologry,  Purdue  University 

THIS  is  a  practical  treatise  on  the 
melon,  which  is  intended  to  be  of 
service  to  the  amateur  as  well  as 
to  the  large  commercial  grower.  It 
includes  the  history  of  both  the  musk- 
melon  and  watermelon,  the  botanical 
characters,  climatic,  soil  and  other  con- 
ditions affecting  their  growth,  a  discus- 
sion of  the  kinds  of  soil  suitable  for  each, 
the  proper  method  of  selecting  and  test- 
ing the  seed  and  its  influence  on  the 
crop,  the  effect  of  planting  seeds  from 
immature  fruits  and  a  discussion  of  early 
vs.  late  ripening  fruits  for  seed  as  affect- 
ing the  time  of  ripening  of  the  crop.  It 
is  the  opinion  of  many  that  seeds  taken 
from  the  first  fruits  to  ripen  will  pro- 
duce an  earlier  crop  than  will  those 
taken  from  fruits  from  the  same  plant 
ripening  toward  the  close  of  the  season. 
It  also  treats  of  the  kinds,  quantity  and 
methods  of  application  of  various  fer- 
tilizers, a  very  important  element  in  the 
production  of  soo6  melons.  Methods  of 
starting  the  plants,  both  in  the  hot-bed 
and  in  the  open  ground,  are  discussed. 
The  various  cultural  methods  which   are 

practiced  by  our  large  commercial  growers  are  taken  up  in  detail.  The  important  ques- 
tions concerning  harvesting  and  marketing  melons  so  as  to  secure  the  finest  quality 
possible  are  carefully  explained,  as  well  as  the  various  styles  of  packages  and  methods 
of  packing  in  order  to  secure  the  best  prices.  A  chapter  is  given  to  insects  and  diseases 
affecting  melons,  in  which  the  latest  scientific  methods  of  combatting  them  are  discussed 
in  detail.  A  chapter  is  also  given  to  forcing  melons  under  glass,  and  a  long  list  of 
varieties,  comprising  most  of  those  under  cultivation,  is  given,  with  a  brief  description 
of  each. 

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Gardening  for  Profit  The  A  B  C  of  Potato  Culture 

By  Peter  Henderson,  A  guide  to  the  By  W.  B.  Terry.  How  to  grow  them 
successful  culture  of  the  market  and  in  the  largest  quantities  and  in  the  finest 
family  garden.  This  volume  cannot  but  qualities  with  the  least  expenditure  of 
be  regarded  by  all,  as  one  of  the  best  ^^^^  ^^^  labor;  carefully  considering 
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Vegetable  Gardening 


By  R.  L.  WATTS 


Professor  of  Horticulture,  PennsvlVania  State  College 


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HOW  TO  GROW  THEM 


A  Practical  Treatise  on  Mushroom  Culture  for  Profit  and  Pleasure 

By  WILLIAM  FALCONER 

THIS  is  an 
e  m  i  n  ently 
practical  book 
by  a  practical  man 
who  is  a  specialist 
in  the  cultivation 
0  f  mushrooms, 
and  one  of  the 
most  successful 
growers  in  the 
country.  It  ap- 
peals to  every  ur- 
ban and  suburban 
resident  as  well 
as  to  farmers,  for 
anyone  who  has 
an  ordinary  house 
cellar,  woodshed 
or  barn  can  grow 
mushrooms.  For 
home    use     fresh 

mushrooms  are  a  delicious,  highly  nutritious  and  wholesome  delicacy;  and  for 
market  they  are  less  bulky  than  eggs,  and,  when  properly  handled,  no  crop 
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are  grown  for  profit  by  the  leading  market  gardeners,  and  for  home  use  by  the 
most  successful  private  growers. 

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completeness  of  the  work: 


Those  Who  Should  Grow  Mushrooms:— Mar- 
ket gardeners— Florists— Private  gardeners 
—Village  people  and  suburban  residents- 
Farmers- Women  on  the  farm. 

Growing  Mushrooms  in  Cellars:- Under- 
ground cellars— Dwelling  house  cellars- 
Barn  cellars— How  various  market  garden- 
ers grow  them  in  cellars. 

Growing  Mushrooms  in  Mushroom  Houses:— 
The  different  kinds  of  musliroom  houses. 

Growing  Mushrooms  in  Sheds. 

Growing  Mushrooms  in  Greenhouses. 

Growing  Mushrooms  in  the  Open  Field. 

Manure  for  the  Mushroom  Beds:— Different 
kinds  of  manure— Other  materials  besides 
manure. 

Preparation  of  the  Manure,  etc. 


Making  up  the  Beds. 

Mushroom  Spawn:— What  it  is,  and  how  to 
make  it,  use  it,  or  keep  it. 

Proper  Temperature  and  How  to  Maintain  It. 

Caring  for  the  Beds  Before  and  After  They 
Begin  Bearing. 

Gathering  and  Marketing  the  Mushrooms. 

Stimulants  to  Use  and  When  and  How  to 
Apply  Them. 

Insect  Pests  and  Diseases,  and  How  to  Miti- 
gate Them. 

How  Mushrooms  Are  Grown  in  the  London 

Market  Gardens. 
How  Mushrooms  Are  Gro^vn  in  the  Paris  Caves 
How  to  Cook  Mushrooms:— Make  ketchup  of 

them,  pot  them,  dry  them  and  make  powder 

of  them. 


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Foundations  of 
American  Grape  Culture 

By  T.  V.  MUNSON,  D.Sc. 

Practical  Gtafie  Breeder,  Vineyardist,  Botanist  and  Nurseryman 

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culture. 

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Breeding  of  Grapes  for 
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Planting  for  Different 
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Harvesting  and  Mar- 
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Wine  Making 

By  GEORGE  HUSMANN 

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plete management  of  the  grape  in  the  garden  as  well  as  in  the  most  exten- 
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fruit,  is  given  in  detail,  according  to  what  are  now  considered  the  best  methods. 
As  the  vast  extent  of  our  country  and  its  varying  conditions  of  soil  and  climate 
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By  ANDREW  S.  FULLER 

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for  the  purpose  of  resist- 
ing the  various  fungous 
diseases  which  have  been 
so  disastrous  to  grape  cul- 
ture, receive  attention  in 
this  new  edition. 

The  list  of  standard 
grapes  is  carefully  revised 
and  a  large  list  of  the  more 
recent,  but  as  yet  unes- 
tablished  varieties,  is 
given  for  consideration. 

It  is  a  complete  vade 
mecum  for  anyone  con- 
templating grape  grow- 
ing, and  no  vineyardist, 
no  matter  how  long  his 
experience,  can  afford  to 
be  without  it. 

Chapters  on  growing 
from  seed,  on  the  various 
methods  of  wood  propaga- 
tion, layering,  grafting, 
character  of  soils  which 
are  best  for  vineyards, 
trellising,  pruning,  cul- 
ture, etc,  are  complete 
and  interesting. 


CONTENTS 


Chapter  I— Botanical   Characteristics   of  the 

Grape. 
Chapter  II— Growing  from  Seed. 
Chapter  III— Propagation  by  Single  Buds. 
Chapter  IV— Cuttnigs  of  Unripe  Wood. 
Chapter  V— Propagation  House. 
Chapter  VI— Cuttings  in  Open  Air. 
Chapter  VII— Layering  the  Vine. 
Chapter  VIII— Grafting  the  Grape. 
Chapter  IX— Hybridizing  and  Crossing. 
Chapter  X— Transplanting. 
Chapter  XI— Soil  and  Situation. 
Chapter  XII— Stem  Appendages. 
Chapter  XIII— Planting  the  Vine. 


Chapter  XIV— Grape  Trellises. 
Chapter  XV— Time  to  Prune  Vines. 
Chapter  XVI— Garden  Culture.  _    .  . 

Chapter  XVII— Various  Systems  of  Trammg 

and  Pruning. 
Chapter  XVIII— Miscellaneous. 
Chapter  XIX— Insect  Enemies  of  the  Grape. 
Chapter  XX— Fungous  Diseases. 
Chapter  XXI— Description  of  Varieties. 
Chapter  XXII— New  or  Little  Known  Van- 
Chapter  XXIII— Old,  Obsolete  and  Inferior 

Varieties. 


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Dwarf  Fruit  Trees 

By  F.  A.  WAUGH 

Professor  of  Horticulturt  and  Landscape  Gardening,  Massachusetts  Agricultural  College 

NOTHING  more  striking  has  occurred  in  the  development  of  agricultural  affairs 
during  the  last  decade  than  the  rise  of  the  amateur  spirit.  There  are  now  thou- 
sands of  people  to  whom  farming  or  gardening  is  a  pastime  or  recreation. 
Many  others,  while  still  cultivating  the  soil  for  financial  returns,  confess  that 
the  money  tnus  earned  is  the  smallest  reward  for  their  labor.  Everywhere  there  are 
village  gardens,  suburban  home  lots  and  private  estates.  The  very  type  and  model 
of  all  the  operations  on  all  these  places  is  to  be  found  in  the  garden  of  dwarf  fruit 
trees.  The  suburban  lot  which  would  be  crowded  with  two  or  three  common  Baldwin 
apple  trees  can  easily  accommodate  forty  or  fifty  dwarf  trees  bearing  apples,  pears, 
plums,  peaches,  nectarines,  and  the  whole  lot  of  hardy  fruits. 

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into  bearing  very  early.  One  has  to  wait  ten  years  for  fruit  from  a  common  apple 
tree,  while  a  dwarf  tree  of  the  same  variety  will  bear  in  three  years.  The  fruit  is 
also  of  the  highest  quality. 

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Culture 

A  Practical  Guide  to   the  Cultivation  and   Propagation   of 

Fruits. 

By  SAMUEL  T.  MAYNARD,  B.Sc. 

THIS  book  is  written  from  the  standpoint  of  the  practical  fruit  grower  who  is 
striving  to  make  his  business  profitable  by  growing  the  best  fruit  possible  and 
at  the  least  cost.  It  is  up-to-date  in  every  particular,  and  covers  the  entire 
practice  of  fruit  culture.  It  gives  in  plain,  practical  language,  descriptions  of 
such  varieties  as  are  most  in  demand  in  our  markets,  and  the  method  practiced  by 
the  most  successful  cultivators  of  many  sections  of  the  country.  It  deals  with  prin- 
ciples first  and  with  the  practice  afterwards,  as  the  foundation  principles  of  plant 
growth  and  nourishment  must  always  remain  the  same,  while  practice  will  vary  ac- 
cording to  the  fruit  grower's  immediate  conditions  and  environments.  Separate 
chapters  are  devoted  to  the  apple,  pear,  peach,  apricot  and  nectarine,  plum,  cherry, 
quince,  mulberry,  grape,  blackberry,  raspberry,  cranberry,  blueberry,  huckleberry, 
subtropical  fruits,  propagation  of  fruit  trees  and  plants,  fruit  growing  under  glass, 
insect  pests,  and  fungous  diseases.  The  chapter  on  the  apple  is  particularly  compre- 
hensive and  complete,  forming  a  monograph  in  itself.  It  treats  very  fully  on  the  soil 
best  suited  to  its  growth,  trees  for  an  orchard,  digging  the  holes,  preparing  the  trees 
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varieties,  gathering  apples,  assorting  apples,  packages  and  packing,  marketing  apples, 
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Peach    Culture 

By  JAMES  ALEXANDER  FULTON 
REVISED  EDITION 

THE  various  works  published  on  fruit  culture  treat  of  the  peach  as  they  do  of  other  fruits, 
in  a  general  way.  but  until  the  appearance  of  Judge  Fulton's  book  there  was  nothing  that 
gave  the  operations  of  peach  culture  as  a  business.  Living  in  the  center  of  one  of  the 
greatest  peach  growing  districts  in  the  world,  he  was  enabled  to  give  every  detail,  and  to  furnish 
a  complete  guide  to  those  who  would  embark  in  the  peach  culture.  During  the  years  that  have 
passed  since  its  first  appearance,  while  there  have  been  few  improvements  in  the  general  oper- 
ations of  the  nursery  and  orchard,  there  have  been  many  new  varieties  introduced.  During 
this  time  there  has  been  a  marked  improvement  in  the  early  varieties  of  the  peach,  and  the  in- 
troduction of  these,  and  the  discarding  of  others,  have  made  it  necessary  to  rewrite  this  portion 
of  tlie  work.  In  its  present  revised  form  the  volume  is  the  only  practical  guide  to  peach  culture 
as  followed  on  the  Delaware  Peninsula,  and  essential  to  those  who  would  undertake  the  cul- 
tivation of  this  fruit  in  any  other  part  of  the  United  States. 

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Cranberry  Culture 

Natural  History,  Cultivation,  Management,  Etc. 

By  J.  J.  WHITE 

MILLIONS  of  dollars  are  spent  annually  by  the  American  people  for  cranberries.  Properly 
managed,  there  is  not  a  more  profitable  industry  than  the  cultivation  of  this  fruit.  "Cran- 
berry Culture"  is  a  practical  treatise  on  the  subject  and  should  be  in  the  hands  of  every- 
one who  expects  to  embark  in  cranberry  growing.  It  tells  all  about  cultivation,  choice  of 
location,  preparation  of  the  j;round,  planting  the  vines,  management  of  meadows,  flooding, 
enemies  and  difficulties,  picking,  keeping,  profit  and  loss,  and  every  other  detail  connected  with 
the  business.  The  work  also  gives  full  account  of  the  different  varieties  in  cultivation  and  it  is 
regarded  as  the  most  complete  and  satisfactory  of  the  many  special  treatises  on  fruit  culture. 
The  directions  are  admirably  full  and  clear,  and  the  author  has  anticipated  every  difQculty  the 
novice  is  likely  to  encounter. 

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The  American  Fruit  Culturist 

By  JOHN  J.  THOMAS 

Revised  and  Enlarged  by  W.  H.  S.  WOOD 

IN  ITS  present  form  this  standard  pomological  work  is  practically  a  new  book,  containing 
practical  directions  for  the  propagation  and  culture  of  all  the  fruits  adapted  to  the  United 
States.  Numerous  chapters  have  been  added  upon  subjects  which  have  become  of  practical 
value  and  of  vital  importance  to  all  would-be  fruit  growers.  The  chapter  on  insects  and  diseases 
has  been  greatly  extended,  the  section  treating  of  the  varieties  of  the  different  kinds  of  fruits 
has  been  very  thoroughly  revised  so  as  to  include  all  the  approved  newer  sorts ;  and  new  chapters 
have  been  added  on  nuts,  wild  fruits  and  sub-tropical  fruits.  All  illustrations  of  fruits  are  from 
average-sized  specimens,  and  are  life  size  unless  otherwise  definitely  stated.  A  systematic 
classification  has  been  adopted  for  the  principal  fruits.  By  placing  them  under  separate  and 
characteristic  heads,  the  cultivator  is  enabled  to  distinguish  and  remember  each  sort  with  more 
readiness  than  where  all  are  thrown  indiscriminately  together.  The  distinguishing  character- 
istics of  this  work  are :  I.  The  arrangement  of  the  chapters.  II.  The  systematic  classifica- 
tion of  most  of  the  large  fruits,  and  more  especially  of  the  apples  and  pears.  III.  The  con- 
densed descriptions  of  fruits,  which  have  been  mostly  taken  from  the  ripened  specimens.  IV. 
The  copious  illustrations  of  the  various  operations.  No  other  work  of  its  character  has  enjoyed 
the  popularity  of  this  one,  which  has  now  been  brought  up  to  the  most  recent  standard. 

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Barry^s 
Fruit   Garden 

By  P.  BARRY 

THIS  standard  work  upon  Fruit 
Culture  is  written  from  the  prac- 
tical experience  of  the  widely 
known  author  who  for  half  a 
century  has  been  universally  recognized 
as  one  of  the  most  successful  nursery- 
men, and  best  informed  and  most  re- 
nowned pomologists  of  America.  It 
explains  all  the  minutis  of  fruit  cul- 
ture, and  demonstrates  how  the  industry 
of  our  times  is  peculiarly  distinguished 
by  the  application  of  science — the  union 
of  theory  with  practice  in  every  depart- 
ment. The  author  is  fully  sensible  of 
the  importance  that  the  work  of  the 
fruit  grower  should  be  done  intelli- 
gently and  understandingly,  and  that 
without  a  full  knowledge  of  the  min- 
utiffl  and  practical  details  of  culture 
success  cannot  be  expected.  Therefore, 
before  entering  upon  the  main  subject, 
he  describes  in  as  few  and  as  plain 
words  as  possible  the  structure,  char- 
acter, connection  and  respective  offices 
of  the  various  parts  of  fruit  trees  and 
the  names  by  which  each  is  known  in  practice. 

In  the  lists  and  descriptions  of  varieties  the  main  object  aimed  at  is  to 
bring  to  the  notice  of  cultivators  the  best  varieties,  those  which  ample  expe- 
rience has  proved  to  be  really  valuable,  as  nothing  is  more  embarrassing  to  the 
inexperienced  cultivator  than  long  lists.  The  arrangement  of  varieties  under 
the  heads  of  Summer,  Autumn  and  Winter  will  materially  assist  the  reader  in 
selecting  varieties  ripening  at  particular  seasons,  while  the  terms  early  or  late 
summer,  etc.,  in  place  of  the  month,  is  because  of  its  better  application  to  the 
various  states  and  sections  of  states. 

The  entire  plan  of  the  work  is  so  admirable  and  the  manner  in  which  all 
the  details  are  treated  so  clear  and  concise  as  to  make  it  invaluable  to  anyone 
who  would  become  fully  informed  upon  the  subjects  of  which  it  treats.  For 
the  sake  of  convenient  reference  the  different  branches  of  the  subject  have 
been  separated  into  four  parts: 


PAET  I. 

General  Principles— Names,  Descriptions 
and  Offices  of  the  Different  Parts  of  Fruit 
Trees;  Soils;  Manures;  The  Different  Modes 
of  Propagating;  Pruning— Its  Principles  and 
Practice. 

PAET  II. 

The  Nursery— Soil,  Situation,  etc. 


PAET  III. 

The  Laying  Out,  Arrangement  and  Gen- 
eriil  Management  of  Permanent  Plantations 
of  Fruit  Trees,  Selection  of  Trees  and  Varie- 
ties, and  Pruning  and  Conducting  Trees  Under 
Various  Forms. 

PAET  IV. 

Select  Varieties  of  Fniits,  Gathering  and 
Preserving  Fruits,  Diseases,  Insects,  Imple- 
ments in  Common  Use. 


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FRUIT 


STORING      I  iV      V^      M,        A  By   F.  A.   Waugh 

A  Practical  Guide  to  the  Picking,  Storing,  Shipping  and  Marketing  of  Fruit 

WHILE  there  are  many  books  on  the  growing  of  fruit,  this  is  the  first  one 
on  the  equally  important  work  of  handling  and  selling  it.    The  principal 
subjects  covered  are  the  fruit  market,  fruit  picking,  sorting  and 
PACKING,  the  fruit  storage,  evaporating,  canning,  statistics  of  the  fruit 

TRADE,  FRUIT   PACKAGE  LAWS,  COMMISSION   DEALERS   and   DEALING,  etC,   etC.     The 

important  subjects  of  the  fruit  package  and  cold  storage  are  especially 
well  and  comprehensively  treated. 

The  subject  has  been  treated  strictly  from  the  standpoint  of  the  fruit 
producer.  The  commission  business,  for  instance,  is  thoroughly  and  fairly  dis- 
cussed, and  the  commission  men  can  hardly  help  but  be  pleased  with  the  advice 
given,  yet  it  is  all  plainly  directed  to  the  benefit  of  the  fruit  grower.  Evaporat- 
ing and  canning  are  handled  in  the  same  way — not  by  telling  how  to  run  a 
canning  factory  or  a  commercial  evaporator — but  by  explaining  those  points 
which  are  of  interest  to  the  man  who  grows  the  fruit.  The  whole  subject  is 
tersely,  plainly  put  and  adequately  illustrated.  It  is  a  book  which  everyone  can 
read  and  enjoy,  and  which  no  fruit  grower,  large  or  small,  can  do  without. 

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BY  THE  SAME  AUTHOR 

Plums  and  Plum  Culture 


A 


COMPLETE  manual  for  fruit 
groM^ers,    nurserymen,   farmers 
and    gardeners,  on   all   known 
varieties  of  plums  and  their  success- 
ful   management.      This    new    book 
marks  an  epoch  in  the  horticultural 
literature  of  America.     Plum  culture 
is  one   of    the    most  complicated  of 
specialties;   and  Prof.  Waugh  is  one 
of  the  best  known  of  the  specialists. 
So  far  from  being  a  mere  compilation 
of  others'  views,  this  work  represents 
in  an  unusual  degree  the  original  dis- 
coveries of  the  author.     Nevertheless 
the  discoveries  and  practical  experi- 
ence of  others  have  not  been  disre- 
garded.     The   book   is   a  complete 
monograph   of  the  plums  cultivated 
in  and  indigenous  to  North  America. 
It  will  be  found  indispensable  to  the 
scientist  seeking  the  most  recent  and 
authoritative  information  concerning  this  group,  to  the  nurseryman 
who  wishes  to  handle  his  varieties  accurately  and   intelligently,  and 
to  the  cultivator  who  would  like  to  grow  plums  successfully. 
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62 


The  Nut  Culturist 


A  Treatise  on  the  Propagation,  Planting  and  Culti- 
vation of  Nut-Bearing  Trees  and  Shrubs 

Adapted  to  the  Climate  of  the  United  States 

With  the  Scientific  and  Common  Names  of  the  Fruits  Known  in 
Commerce  as  Edible  or  Otherwise  Useful  Nuts 


By  ANDREW  S.  FULLER 

AUTHOR  OF 


"Grape  Culturist,"  "Small  Fruit 
Culturist,"  "Practical  Forestry," 
"Propagation  of  Plants,"  etc.,  etc. 


PROFUSELY  ILLUSTRATED 


WHEN  it  is  considered  that  the  United  States  sends  abroad  annually  several  millions  of 
dollars  to  pay  for  various  kinds  of  nuts  imported  from  foreign  countries  the  greater 
part  of  which  could  profitably  be  grown  at  home,  it  seems  strange  that  so  little  atten- 
tion has  been  paid  by  American  farmers  to  the  planting  and  raising  of  edible  nuts. 
There  has  been  a  prevailing  idea  among  our  people  that  nut  trees  could  not  be  grown  easily, 
their  cultivation  and  management  requiring  some  unusual  skill,  and  that  failure  stared  those 
in  the  face  who  attemt)ted  to  plant  and  raise  nuts. 

In  Europe  as  much  care  and  attention  is  given  to  the  growing  of  nuts  as  to  any  kind  of 
fruit  trees,  and  the  profits  derived  from  them  are,  in  some  sections  of  continental  Europe,  greater 
than  from  any  other  class  of  trees.  While  it  is  not  rare  to  see  extensive  nut  orchards  on  plains 
and  mountain  sides,  the  principal  and  favored  locations  for  them  are  along  the  public  highways. 
Miles  and  miles  of  English  walnuts  and  chestnuts  line  the  roadsides,  and  the  returns  from  them 
often  go  far  to  meet  the  expenses  of  local  government. 

Most  of  our  native  nut-bearing  trees,  as  well  as  the  English  walnut,  are  remarkably  hand- 
some in  appearance,  which  is  another  reason  why  they  should  replace  many  wortliless  kinds 
that  are  so  frequently  seen  along  our  highways. 

The  author  of  this  book  has  for  many  years  made  a  careful  study  of  the  entire  subject,  and 
has  given  in  this  volume  the  results  of  his  experiences  and  investigations.  In  successive  chapters 
he  treats  upon  the  almond,  beechnut  castanopsis,  chestnut,  filbert,  hickory,  pecan  and  walnut, 
giving  a  condensed  account  of  their  history,  description  of  all  the  species  and  varieties,  together 
with  their  propagation  by  seed  or  otherwise ;  modes  of  grafting  and  budding,  transplanting, 
pruning,  gathering  and  marketing;  insect  and  fungous  enemies,  and  the  best  means  of  prevent- 
ing their  ravages ;  and  all  the  important  details  in  regard  to  the  methods  and  practices  for  the 
successful  and  profitable  raising  of  nuts.  The  closing  chapter  is  devoted  to  the  description  of 
the  fruits  which  are  known  in  commerce  as  nuts,  and  to  foreign  kinds  of  nuts  which  are  not 
grown  successfully  in  the  United  States. 

Over  100  original  illustrations  embellish  the  volume.  This  work  its  author  has  always 
considered  as  the  most  valuable  one  he  has  ever  written,  believing  that  it  will  develop  a  new 
and  important  industry  for  the  benefit  of  American  farmers  and  the  prosperity  of  our  country. 

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63 


The   Small 
Fruit   Culturist 


By  ANDREW  S.  FULLER 


T 


■  HIS  is  the  first  work  exclusively  de- 
voted to  Small  Fruits,  and  it  con- 
tinues to  be  the  recognized  author- 
ity.    It  is   equally   adapted  to  the 
needs   and    requirements    of   the     private 
cultivator  and  the  market  grower. 

This  book  covers  the  whole  ground  of 
Propagating  Small  Fruits,  their  Culture, 
Varieties,  Packing  for  Market,  etc.  While 
very  full  on  the  other  fruits,  the  Currants 
and  Raspberries  have  been  more  carefully 
elaborated  than  ever  before.  The  chapter 
on  gathering  and  packing  the  fruit  is  a 
valuable  one,  and  in  it  are  figured  all  the 
baskets  and  boxes  in  common  use.  The 
book  is  very  finely  and  thoroughly  illusi- 
trated. 

"In  the  history  of  horticultural  liter- 
ature," writes  Dr.  F.  M.  Hexamer  in  the 
Cyclopedia  of  American  Horticulture, 
"Fuller's  Small  Fruit  Culturist  will  no 
doubt  occupy  a  foremost  rank.  It  was 
more  instrumental  in  the  development 
and  building  up  of  the  great  industry  to  which  it  is  devoted  than  any  other  book 
written  before  or  after,  and  in  any  land;  and  it  was  the  first  American  horti- 
cultural book  translated  into  a  foreign  language." 

CONTENTS 


Chapter  I.— Barberry 

Chapter  II.— Strawberry- 
Chapter  III.— llaspberry 
Chapter  IV  .—Blackberry 
Chapter  V.— Dwarf  Cherry 
Chapter  VI.— Currant 


Chapter  VII.— Gooseberry 

Chapter  VIII.— Cornelian  Cherry 
Chapter  IX.— Cranberry 
Chaper  X.— Huckleberry 
Chapter  XI.— Shepherdia 

Chapter  XII.— Preparation 
for  Gathering  Fruit 


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Strawberry  Culturist 

By  ANDREW  S.  FULLER 

Containing  the  history,  sexuality,  field  and  garden  culture  of  strawberries, 
forcing  or  pot  culture,  how  to  grow  from  seed,  hybridizing,  and  all  information 
necessary  to  enable  everybody  to  raise  their  own  strawberries;  together  with  a 
description  of  new  varieties  and  a  list  of  the  best  of  the  old  sorts. 

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64 


Irrigation  Farming 

A  HANDBOOK  FOR  THE  PRACTICAL  APPLICATION 
OF  WATER  IN  THE  PRODUCTION  OF  CROPS 

New  Edition,  Revised,  Enlarged  and  Rewritten 
By  LUCIUS  M.  WILCOX 

SINCE  the  publication  of  the  first  edition  of  "Irrigation  Farming,"  so  many 
important  improvements  in  irrigation  have  been  made,  and  new  and  better 
methods  introduced,  that  in  order  to  keep  abreast  with  the  times  a  new 
edition  of  this  standard  work  has  become  a  necessity.  Realizing  this  need 
the  author  has  prepared  the  present 
volume,  which  has  been  largely  re- 
written, entirely  reset,  and  consider- 
ably enlarged  so  as  to  present  in  sys- 
tematic sequence  and  concise  form 
everything  pertaining  to  the  most 
modern  irrigation  methods  and 
means,  thus  making  it  the  most 
complete  manual  on  the  subject  ever 
published.  As  the  author  has  de- 
voted the  greater  portion  of  his  life 
to  practical  irrigation  work,  and  is 
the  recognized  authority  on  the 
whole  subject  of  irrigation,  from  a 
practical  standpoint,  every  state- 
ment made  in  this  book  is  based  on 
the  best  experience,  practice  and  sci- 
ence, and  may  be  unhesitatingly  re- 
lied upon  as  absolutely  true. 

One  strong  position  taken  by  the 
author  all  through  the  work  is  the 
importance  of  consistent  and  scien- 
tific cultivation  in  connection  with  all 
irrigation  operations,  as  the  one  is 
just  as  essential  as  the  other,  and 
the  two  are  indispensable  in  attain- 
ing the  most  perfect  results.  While 
the  first  edition  was  primarily  writ- 
ten for  and  adapted  to  our  western 
farmers  and  farms,  this  new  edition 
also  devotes  appropriate  attention  to 
irrigation  in  humid  regions.  The 
principal  chapters  treat  very  fully 
of  the  advantages  of  irrigation;  rela- 
tions of  soils  to  irrigation;  treatment 
of  alkali;  water  supply;  canal  construction;  reservoirs  and  ponds;  pipes 
for  irrigation  purposes;  flumes  and  their  structure;  duty  and  measure- 
ment of  water;  methods  of  applying  water;  irrigation  of  field  crops,  the  garden, 
the  orchard,  the  vineyard  and  small  fruits;  all  about  alfalfa;  windmills  and 
pumps;  devices,  appliances  and  contrivances;  subirrigation  and  subsoiling; 
seepage  and  drainage;  electricity  in  irrigation;  winter  irrigation;  irrigation  in 
humid  regions;  common  law  of  irrigation;  glossary  of  irrigation  terms,  etc., 
etc.  The  volume  is  profusely,  handsomely  and  practically  illustrated,  and  in 
paper,  presswork  and  binding  all  that  could  be  desired. 

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Land   Draining 

A  Handbook  for  Farmers  on  the  Principles 
and  Practice  of  Farm  Draining 

By  MANLY  MILES,  M.D.,  F.R.M.S. 

Author  of  "Silos,  Ensilage  and  Silage,"  etc. 

UNDER  the  present  conditions  of  American  farm  practice,  one  of  the  most 
prominent  defects  in  the  prevailing  system  of  management  appears  to 
be  a  lack  of  attention  to  thorough  drainage  as  a  means  of  diminishing 
the  cost  of  production,  and  insuring  uniformly  remunerative  returns  in  crop 
growing,  by  increasing  the  fertility  of  the  soil  and  avoiding  the  losses  from  un- 
favorable seasons.  The  manifest  neglect  of  this  important  branch  of  rural 
economy  by  the  majority  of  farmers  is  undoubtedly  owing,  to  a  great  extent, 
at  least,  to  the  frequent  failures  observed  in  draining,  from  the  practice  of 
imperfect  methods,  and  vague  or  incorrect  notions  in  regard  to  the  real  advan- 
tages to  be  derived  from  draining. 

This  is  not  surprising,  as  attention  has  been  turned  in  other  directions,  and 
the  most  valuable  contributions  to  the  principles  of  drainage,  of  late  years, 
have  been  confined,  in  the  main,  to  periodicals  and  reports  not  generally  access- 
ible to  farmers,  and  there  has  been  no  book  on  this  special  subject  in  which 
could  be  found  a  description  of  the  best  method  of  making  tile  drains,  or  an 
adequate  discussion  of  the  latest  developments  of  science  in  their  relations  to 
the  principles  of  drainage. 

Many  of  the  maxims  in  draining,  of  but  a  few  years  ago,  have  become 
obsolete,  and  more  consistent  methods  have  been  adopted  in  the  best  modern 
practice,  while  the  progress  of  science  has  extended  our  knowledge  of  correct 
principles,  and  made  clear  many  details  in  regard  to  the  most  favorable  condi- 
tions for  growing  crops,  which  are  of  great  practical  importance. 

In  this  handbook  for  farmers,  the  aim  has  been  to  present  the  leading 
facts  of  practical  significance,  in  connection  with  a  popular  discussion  of  the 
applications  of  science,  and  the  results  of  experiments  relating  to  draining  have 
been  summarized  in  tables  in  convenient  form  for  reference,  which  furnish 
ready  answers  to  many  of  the  economic  questions  that  will  be  suggested  to  the 
intelligent  farmer. 

An  outline  of  the  history  of  draining  is  given  to  illustrate  the  progress  of 
discovery  and  invention  in  developing  correct  principles  of  practice;  and  the 
directions  for  laying  tiles,  which  are  the  results  of  an  extended  experience  in 
draining  under  widely  different  conditions,  are  confidently  recommended  as  a 
decided  Improvement  on  former  methods. 

CONTENTS 

Chapter  I.— General  Principles.  Chapter  VI. — Progress  of  Discovery  and  In- 
Chapter  II.— Water  in  Soils  and  Conserva-  vention. 

tion  of  Energy.  Chapter  VII. — Location  and  Plans  of  Drains. 

Chapter  III.— Rainfall,  Drainage  and  Evap-  Chapter  VIII.— Quality  and  Size  of  Tiles. 

oration.  Chapter  IX.— How  to  Make  Tile  Drains. 

Chapter  IV.    Energy  in  Evaporation.  Chapter  X. — Drains  in  Quicksand  and  Peat. 

Chapter  V.    Advantages  of  Draining  Reten-  Chapter  XI.— Outlets  and  Obstructions. 

tive  Soils. 

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56 


Irrigation  for  the  Farm,  Garden 
and  Orchard 

By  Henry  Stewart.  The  various 
methods  of  irrigation  are  discussed  in 
this  work,  and  it  is  intended  to  meet 
the  wants  of  gardeners,  fruit  growers, 
and  those  farmers  who  have  only  a 
meadow  to  water,  as  well  as  those  who 
would  irrigate  their  whole  farm.  It  is 
plainly  written,  and  copiously  illus- 
trated; is  thoroughly  practical,  and 
sufficiently  suggestive  to  meet  almost 
any  possible  case  in  which  water  may 
be  used  for  the  benefit  of  the  crops.  It 
treats  very  freely  of  the  formation  and 
management  of  irrigated  meadows  and 
pastures,  and  of  the  management  of 
crops  usually  grown  under  irrigation. 
It  is,  in  short,  a  practical  manual  of 
irrigation,  which  will  be  useful  in  a 
wide  diversity  of  instances.  Illustrated. 
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Irrigation  and  Drainage 

By  F.  H.  King.  Although  we  have 
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tion, as  well  as  on  draining,  the  close 
relationship  of  these  important  factors 
in  soil  culture  has  never  been  so  clear- 
ly and  convincingly  set  forth  as  the 
author  has  done  in  this  volume.  He 
presents  in  a  broad,  yet  specific  way 
the  fundamental  principles  which  un- 
derlie the  methods  of  culture  by  irriga- 
tion and  drainage  and  their  importance 
in  securing  the  most  favorable  physical 
conditions  of  the  soil  in  order  to  pro- 
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Drfuiung  for  Profit  and  Draining 
for  Health 

By  George  E.  Waring.  This  book  is 
a  very  complete  and  practical  treatise, 
the  directions  in  which  are  plain  and 
easily  followed.  The  subject  of  thor- 
ough farm  drainage  is  discussed  in  all 
its  bearings,  and  also  the  more  exten- 
sive land  drainage  by  which  the  sani- 
tary condition  of  any  district  may  be 
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Farm  Drainage 

By  Henry  F.  French.  The  Principles, 
Processes  and  Effects  of  Draining 
Land  with  Stones,  Wood,  Plows  and 
Open  Ditches,  and  especially  with 
Tiles;    including    Tables    of    Rainfall. 


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TUe  Drainage 

By  W.  I.  Chamberlain.  There  is  as 
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almost  anything  else;_  and  by  following 
the  plan  recommended  in  the  book,  one 
man  will  often  do  as  much  as  two  men 
without  this  knowledge.  The  book  em- 
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thor while  he  was  engaged  in  the  work 
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Practical  Farm  Drainage 

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to  Tile  Drain.  Contents:  Soils  and 
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tions of  Drains  upon  the  Soil;  Level- 
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Engineering  for  Land  Drainage 

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improvement  of  agricultural  lands. 
Contents:  Introduction;  The  Drainage 
Engineer;  The  Agriculturist  and  Soil 
Drainage;  Soils;  Land-Drainage  Prac- 
tice; Leveling  and  Topography;  Laying 
Out  Drains  in  the  Field;  Fixing  the 
Grade  of  Drains;  Maps  and  Records; 
Grading  the  Ditches  for  Tile;  Flow  of 
Water  Through  Pipes;  Size  of  Lateral 
Drains;  Open  Drains;  Drainage  of 
Barn  Yards,  Cattle  Lanes,  etc.;  Road 
Drainage;  Drainage  Districts;  Esti- 
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Gardening  For  Pleasure 

A  Guide  to  the  Amateur  in  the  Fruit,  Vegetable  and  Flower  Garden  With 
Full  Directions  for  the  Greenhouse,  Conservatory  and  Window  Garden 

By  PETER  HENDERSON 

THIS  book  was  written  to  meet  the  wants  of  those  desiring  infor- 
mation on  gardening  for  private  use.  Its  scope  therefore  em- 
braces directions  for  the  culture  and  propagation  of  Flowers, 
Vegetables  and  Fruits.  It  has  had  a  large  sale,  and  gone  through 
several  editions,  the  present  having  been  revised  and  greatly  en- 
larged ;  it  exhaustively  treats  on  the  Vegetable  Garden,  Flower  Gar- 
den, Fruit  Garden,  Greenhouse,  Grapery,  Window  Garden,  Lawn,  the 
Water  Garden,  etc. 

CONTENTS 

Preparation  of  the  Ground— Walks— The  Lawn— Designs  for  Gardens— Planting  of  Lawn 
and  Flower  Beds— Fall  or  Holland  Bulbs,  etc.— Propagation  of  Plants  by  Seeds— Propagation  of 
Plants  by  Cuttings— How  Grafting  and  Budding  Are  Done— The  Potting  of  Plants— Winter 
Flowering  PI  ants— Plants  Suited  for  Summer  Decoration— Window  Gardening— Culture  of  Water 
Lilies  and  Other  Aquatic  Plants— The  Chrysanthemum— Parlor  Gardening  or  the  Cultivation  of 
Plants  in  Rooms— Greenhouses  Attached  to  Dwellings— Detached  Greenhouses,  Modes  of  Heat- 
ing etc.— Greenhouses  and  Pits  Without  Artificial  Heating— Flowers  That  Will  Grow  in  the 
Shade— Insects  and  Other  Parasites  Injurious  to  Plants— Humbugs  in  Horticulture— Hardy 
Grapes— The  Cold  Grapery— The  Hot  House  or  Forcing  Grapery— The  Strawberry— The  Vege- 
table Garden— Monthly  Calendar  of  Operations. 

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By  M.  G.  KAINS 

«t 

THE  dominant  ideas  of  this  book  are  to  encourage  the  average  farmer  and 
householder  to  emancipate  himself  and  his  family  at  least  a  little  from  the 
routine  still  too  common  in  farm  living,  to  make  some  of  the  barren  spots 
fruitful,  to  eliminate  some  of  the  drudgeries,  and  by  example  rather  than  by  pre- 
cept to  spread  the  good  news  that  men  and  women  whose  farms  include  orchards 
and  gardens  are  more  than  landlords  and  landladies  of  dirty  acres;  they  are  the 
real  lords  and  ladies  of  the  land.  The  prime  object  of  the  book,  therefore,  is  not 
to  reach  and  teach  the  specialist  how  to  make  his  specialty  profitable,  though  even 
he  may  glean  many  useful  hints  throughout  the  volume  ;  nor  is  it  to  expound  meth- 
ods of  mere  money  making  ;  it  is  to  aid  all  who  feel  the  need  of  a  better  mode  of 
living  and  seek  to  attain  such  through  the  mediums  of  fruits,  vegetables  and  orna- 
mentals. 

Such  being  the  object,  the  editor  has  drawn  freely  upon  the  actual  experiences 
of  actual  farmers  and  farmers'  wives,  so  the  readers  may  feel  that  the  cases  pre- 
sented are  largely  similar  to  their  own.  Thus  they  can  gain  much  inspiration  and 
encouragement.  After  a  brief  introduction,  in  which  the  editor  points  out  why  and 
how  farmers  should  enjoy  the  goodly  fruits  of  the  earth,  there  is  a  simple,  concise 
but  adequate  discussion  of  soils  and  their  care,  fertilizers  and  fertilizing,  v^ater  and 
its  control,  and  the  function  of  cultivation.  Then  follows  a  discussion  of  fruit  planta- 
tions and  their  care,  the  various  orchard  fruits  of  temperate  North  America  and  the 
small  fruits  of  this  region.  The  vegetable  garden  is  treated  generally  and  then  the 
various  vegetables  are  taken  up  individually.  After  a  general  chapter  on  spraying 
the  volume  closes  with  a  chapter  on  ornamentals  for  the  home  grounds,  gardens, 
the  house  and  the  greenhouse. 

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Practical   Floriculture 


A  Guide  to  the  Successful  Propagation  and  Cultivation  of  Florists'  Plants  for  the 
Amateur  and  Professional  Florist. 

By  PETER  HENDERSON 


U" 


P  TO  the  appearance  of  this 
work  all  American  books  on 
floriculture  had  been  written 
strictly  for  the  amateur,  "Practical 
Floriculture"  being  the  first  one 
which  treated  the  subject  with  a 
view  to  its  commercial  relations. 
Its  influence  upon  the  development 
and  expansion  of  this  important  in- 
dustry has  been  marvelous.  Mr. 
"^"Henderson  was  never  a  follower, 
but  always  a  leader  in  the  fore  rank; 
and  in  this  book  he  has  given  de- 
tailed accounts  of  the  requisites  to 
success,  and  has  clearly  explained 
the  improved  methods  which  have 
brought  him  wealth  and  world  wide 

renown.     The  scope  of  the  work  may  be  judged  from  the  following 

table  of 

CONTENTS 


How  to  Become  a  Florist-The  Prices  of  Nurs- 
ery and  Greenliouse  Produce  Abroad  and  at  Home 
—The  Profits  of  Floriculture— Aspect  and  Soil— 
The  Preparation  for  New  and  the  Kenovation  of 
Old  Lawns— Laying  out  the  Flower  Garden- 
Designs  for  Ornamental  Grounds  and  Flower 
Gardens— Planting  for  Flower  Beds— Soils  for 
Potting— Temperature  and  Moisture— The  Potting 
of  Plants  —  Drainage  in  Pots  —  Expert  Garden 
Workmen  —  Cold  Frames  —  Winter  Protection— 
The  Construction  of  Hotbeds— Greenhouse  Struc- 
ture-Wide Greenhouses  for  Bedding  Plants  and 
Rose  Growing— Glass,  Glazing  and  Shading— Modes 
of  Heating  —  Heating  by  Steam  —  Base-Burning 
Water-Heater— Propagation  of  Plants  liy  Seeds— 
What  Varieties  Come  True  from  Seeds?— Propaga- 
tion of  Plants  by  Cuttings— "Saucer  System"  of 
Propagation— Propagating  Soft-Wooded  Plants  in 
Summer— Propagation  of  Roses  by  Cuttings— Prop- 
agating Roses  by  Grafting  and  Budding- Green- 
house Plants  Most  in  Demand  in  Market  in  Spring 
—Cultivation  of  the  Verbena— Cold  Frame  Plants 


Most  Sold  in  Market  in  Spring— Plants  Most  Jn 

Demand   for   Window    Decoration   in    Winter 

Culture  of  Winter-Flowering  Plants  for  Cut  Flow- 
ers—Rose Growing  in  Winter— Bulbs  for  Winter 
Flowers  —  Violets,  Chrysanthemums,  Carnations 
and  Mignonette  — Bouvardias,  Stevias,  Eupator- 
iums.  Heliotropes,  Poinsettia  and  Other  Winter- 
Flowering  Plants  —  Orchid  —  Chinese  Primrose, 
Geranium,  Camellia  and  Eucharis— Plants  Used 
for  Decoration  of  Rooms— General  Collection  of 
Plants  Grown  under  Glass  —  Construction  of 
Bouquets,  Baskets,  etc.— Hanging  Baskets— Par- 
lor or  Window  Gardening — Formation  of  Rock- 
Work  and  Plants  for  Rocks- Are  Plants  Injuri- 
ous to  Health?— The  Injury  to  Plants  by  Forcing 
—Nature's  Law  of  Colors— What  Flowers  Will 
Grow  in  the  Shade?— Succession  Crops  in  the 
Greenhouse  — Packing  Plants  — Plants  by  Mail — 
Insects  and  Diseases  Affecting  Plants— Mildew- 
Diary  of  Operations  for  the  Year- The  Culture  of 
Grapevines  Under  Glass. 


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Home  Floriculture 

A  Practical  Guide  to  the  Treatment  of  Flowering  and 
Other  Ornamental  Plants  in  the  House  and  Garden 

By  EBEN  E.  REXFORD 

THIS  book,  intended  for  am- 
ateur floriculturists,  is  writ- 
ten by  one  who  is  in  no  sense 
a"prof  essional."  It  has 
been  written  because  there  is  a 
constant  and  increasing  demand 
for  a  work  that  treats  on  flowers 
from  the  standpoint  of  the  ama- 
teur. An  extensive  correspon- 
dence with  flower-loving  persons, 
all  over  the  country,  has  con- 
vinced the  author  that  scientific 
text  books  are  not  what  is  wanted 
What  is  wanted  is  plain,  prac- 
tical easily  understood  informa- 
tion which  will  enable  those  who 
love  flowers,  but  know  very  little 
about  them,  to  grow  them  suc- 
cessfully. Those  who  read  this 
book  will  find  it  easy  to  under- 
stand and  those  who  follow  out 
its  instructions  will  be  able  to 
grow  all  the  plants  treated  of  in 
it  and  grow  them  well.  It  has 
been  written  from  the  author's 
personal  experience  among 
flowers,  and  not  from  theory; 
and  to  judge  his  methods  by  their 
results  they  have  been  very  sat- 
isfactory. 

This  book  is  not  sent  out  as  a 
sort  of  short  cut  to  complete  flori- 
cultural  knowledge ;  but  is  in- 
tended to  assist  the  amateur  in 
the  acquirement  of  such  knowl- 
edge which  can  only  come  from 
intelligent  personal  study  and 
observation,  which  will  lead  to  a  better  acquaintance  and  a  closer  friendship  with 
flowers. 

The  introductory  chapters  treat  on  the  principles  and  practice  of  plant  growth 
and  management,  comprising:  Soil  for  Plants  in  Pots,  Potting,  Watering  Plants, 
Insects  and  How  to  Fight  Them,  Care  of  House  Plants  During  the  Summer,  Ferti- 
lizers, Diseases  of  Plants,  Winter  Precautions,  Dormant  Plants,  Miscellaneous 
Hints,  etc. 

Several  following  chapters  give  very  full  lists  of  descriptions  of  plants  adapted  to 
window  culture,  together  with  their  proper  management.  Prominent  among  these 
are:  Geranium,  Hibiscus,  Primulas,  Agapanthus,  Pyrethrum,  Oxalis,  Petunia, 
Cyclamen,  Calla,  Bouvardia,  Genista,  Abutilon,  Cineraria^Calceolaria,  Hydrangea, 
Marguerite,  Camellia,  Azalea,  Begonia,  Bose,  Carnation,  Fuchsia,  Chrysanthemum, 
Palms,  Ferns  and  Other  Decorative  Plants,  Vines  for  House  Culture,  Basket  Plants, 
Bulbs  for  Winter  Flowering.  Appliances  for  the  amateur's  use  and  small  green- 
houses are  thoroughly  discussed. 

Outdoor  Garden  Making  and  Seed  Growing  are  treated  upon  in  admirable  man- 
ner, and  the  subsequent  chapters  give  all  the  information  the  amateur  floriculturist 
may  require.  These  comprise  lists  of  the  Best  Annuals  and  Bedding  Plants,  Plants 
for  Tropical  Effect,  Tea  Boses,  Dahlia,  Tuberose,  Gladiolus,  Hardy  Border  Plants, 
Bulbs,  Hardy  Boses,  Vines,  Lilies,  Shrubs  and  Bockeries. 

The  closing  chapter,  entitled  "After  Thoughts,"  forms  a  unique  and  pleasing 
combination  of  floricultural  odds  and  ends  which  appeared  not  to  fit  into  the  regular 
chapters,  and  without  which  the  book  would  have  been  deprived  of  one  of  its  most 
instructive  and  attractive  features. 

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60 


New    Handbook 
of  Plants 

and   General   Horticulture 

By  PETER  HENDERSON 

A  New  and  Revised  Edition  with  Copious  Illustrations 

THIS  new  edition  comprises  about  fifty  per  cent  more  genera  than  the 
former  one,  and  embraces  the  botanical  name  (accentuated  according  to 
the  latest  authorities),  derivation,  natural  order,  etc.,  together  with  a  short 
history  of  the  different  genera,  and  concise  instructions  for  their  propagation 
and  culture.  A  valuable  feature  of  the  book,  particularly  to  amateurs,  is  the 
great  care  that  has  been  given  to  obtain  all  the  leading  local  or  common  Eng- 
lish names,  together  with  a  comprehensive  glossary  of  botanical  and  technical 
terms.  Plain  instructions  are  also  given  for  the  cultivation  of  the  principal 
vegetables,  fruits  and  flowers — both  for  the  amateur,  florist  and  market  gardener 
■ — particularly  full  instructions  on  forcing  roses,  bulbs  and  other  plants  used 
for  cut  flowers  in  winter,  also  tomatoes,  grapes,  cucumbers,  mushrooms,  straw- 
berries, etc.,  together  with  comprehensive  practical  directions  about  soils,  ma- 
nures, roads,  lawns,  draining,  implements,  greenhouse  buildings,  heating  by 
steam  and  hot  water,  propagating  by  seeds  and  cuttings,  window  gardening, 
shrubs,  trees,  etc.  In  short,  everything  relating  to  General  Horticulture  is 
given  in  alphabetical  order,  in  a  way  so  complete  as  to  make  it,  as  a  book  of 
reference,  equally  as  valuable  as  encyclopedias  of  gardening  four  times  its 
size.  Henderson's  New  Handbook  of  Plants  and  General  Horticulture  contains 
about  800  illustrations. 

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PARSONS   ON    THE    ROSE 

A  Treatise  on  the  Propagation,  Culture  and   History   of   the    Rose 

By  SAMUEL  B.  PARSONS 

JV^w  and  Revised  Edition 

THE  rose  is  the  only  flower  that  can  be  said  to  have  a  history.  It  is  popular 
now,  and  was  so  centuries  ago.  In  his  work  upon  the  rose,  Mr.  Parsons 
has  gathered  up  the  curious  legends  concerning  the  flower,  and  gives  us 
an  idea  of  the  esteem  in  which  it  was  held  in  former  times.  A  simple  garden 
classification  has  been  adopted,  and  the  leading  varieties  under  each  class 
enumerated  and  briefly  described.  The  chapters  on  multiplication,  cultivation 
and  training  are  very  full,  and  the  work  is  altogether  the  most  complete  of  any 
before  the  public. 

CONTENTS 
Chapter  I — Botanical  Classification,  II — Garden  Classification.  Ill— General  Culture  of 
the  Kose.  IV— Soil,  Situation  and  Planting.  V— Pruning,  Training  and  Beddiuc.  YI— Potting 
and  Forcing.  VII— Propagation.  VIII— Multiplication  by  Seed  and  Hybridizing.  IX— Dis- 
eases and  Insects  Attacking  the  Kose.  X— Early  History  o"f  the  Rose,  and  Fables  Respecting 
Its  Origin.  XI — Luxurious  Use  of  the  Rose.  Xll— The  Rose  in  Ceremonies  and  Festivals,  and 
in  the  Adornment  of  Burial  Places.  XIII— The  Rose  in  the  Middle  Ages.  XIV— Perfumes  of 
the  Kose.    XV— Medical  Properties  of  the  Rose.    XVI— General  Remarks. 

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Bulbs  and  Tuberous 
Rooted  Plants 

Hyacinths,  Lilies,  Tulips,  Narcissus,  Cyclamen,  Callas,  Glad- 
iolus, Amaryllis,  Freesia,  Tropaeolum,  Tigridias,  etc.,  etc. 

Their  History,  Description,  Methods  of  Propagation,  and  Complete  Directions 
for  Their  Successful   Culture  in   the  Garden,  Dwelling  euid  Greenhouse 

By  C.  L.  ALLEN 

NO  OTHER  class  of  plants  oc- 
cupies so  important  a  place 
in  the  field  of  floriculture  as 
do  the  various  kinds  of  flowering 
bulbs,  and  is  at  the  same  time  so 
little  understood.  The  amount 
of  money  annually  expended  for 
bulbs  is  more  than  is  paid  for 
any  otherclass  of  floweringplants. 
As  generally  treated,  bulbs  are 
an  expensive  luxury,  while,  when 
properly  managed  they  afford  the 
greatest  amount  of  pleasure  at  the 
least  cost. 

The  author  of  this  book  has  for 
many  years  made  bulb  growing  a 
specialty,  and  is  a  recognized 
authority  on  their  cultivation  and 
management.  He  has  taken  the 
initiative  in  this  country  to  make 
bulb  growing  a  special  industry, 
and  therefore  writes  from  his  own  long  and  extensive  experience. 

The  Illustrations  which  embellish  this  work  have  been  drawn 
from  nature,  and  have  been  engraved  expressly  for  this  book.  The 
cultural  directions  are  plainly  stated,  practical,  and  to  the  point. 
Mr.  Allen  renounces  the  idea  that  it  is  difficult  to  successfully  raise 
flowering  bulbs,  and  shows  that  their  necessary  requirements  are 
simple  and  few.  What  not  to  grow  forms  an  important  feature  in 
this  book,  which  is  of  especial  value  to  many  beginners  who  usually 
undertake  to  grow  many  kinds  which  even  the  professional  florist 
could  not  accomplish  in  a  satisfactory  manner,  under  existing  con- 
ditions. The  method  of  using  a  special  soil  for  each  kind  of  plants — 
as  is  frequently  recommended — has  discouraged  many  flower  lovers 
from  growing  bulbs.  This  erroneous  idea  is  so  plainly  exposed  that 
many  persons  who  read  this  book  will  again  become  encouraged  to 
undertake  what  they  had  hitherto  thought  impossible  to  accomplish. 

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62 


The  Book  of  the  Rose 

By  A.  Foster-Melliar.  In  this  new, 
thoroughly  revised  and  enlarged  edi- 
tion, the  author,  who  is  recognized  as 
one  of  the  most  successful  rose  grow- 
ers of  England,  gives  here  full  details 
of  practical  rose  culture  for  amateurs, 
from  the  beginning  to  the  end,  compris- 
ing history  and  classification,  situation 
and  soil,  planting,*  manures,  pruning, 
stocks,  propagation,  pests,  roses  under 
glass,  exhibiting,  manner  and  customs. 
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The  Rose — Its  Cultivation,  Varieties.Etc 

By  H.  B.  EUwanger.  In  addition  to 
the  directions  for  cultivation — for  plant- 
ing, pruning,  propagation,  the  treat- 
ment of  disease  and  insect  remedies — 
the  work  is  rendered  particularly  valu- 
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alphabetical  and  descriptive  list  of  nine 
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The  Chrysanthemum 

By  A.  Herrington.  The  author,  than 
whom  there  is  no  more  experienced  ex- 
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taken  the  public  in  his  confidence  and 
has  endeavored  to  assist  and  direct  the 
efforts  of  those  who  would  grow  and 
excel  in  the  production  of  perfect 
chrysanthemum  flowers.  His  aim  has 
been  to  show  that  not  in  secret  arts  and 
practices,  but  in  a  plain  course  of  pro- 
cedure, as  explained  in  the  pages  of 
this  work,  are  attained  the  results  de- 
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juries, forcing  houses,  heating,  carna- 
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The  Window  Flower  Garden 

By  Julius  J.  Heinrich.  The  author 
is  a  practical  florist,  and  this  enterpris- 


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The  Amateur  Orchid  Cultivator's  Guide 

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63 


Landscape  Cardeiung  as  Applied  to 
Home  Decoration 

By  Samuel  T.  Maynard.  In  addition 
to  landscape  gardening  proper,  this 
work  treats  also  on  many  other  subjects 
connected  with  rural  homes,  such  as 
architecture,  heating,  ventilating,  plumb- 
ing of  houses,  injurious  insects,  the 
planting  and  care  of  the  home  fruit 
garden,  etc.  Realizing  the  necessity 
of  becoming  thoroughly  familiar  with 
the  materials  to  be  used  in  beautifying 
one's  grounds,  the  author  devotes  over 
one-third  of  his  work  to  the  descrip- 
tion of  the  most  beautiful  trees,  shrubs 
and  plants,  their  proper  use,  the  soil 
best  suited  to  their  growth  and  the  care 
required  for  their  best  development. 
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ient field  companion  for  students  and 
lovers  of  nature.  It  gives  short  and 
reliable  descriptions  of  the  character, 
habits,  and  concise  definitions  of  the 
colors,  and  references  to  the  insects 
which  assist  in  the  fertilization  of  the 
more  commonly  met  wild  flowers  in  the 
New  England  and  Middle  States.  The 
most  striking  feature  of  the  work  is 
that  fully  one-half  of  it  is  pictures  and 
colored  plates,  giving  accurate  illustra- 
tions of  the  plants  described.  Hence, 
with  the  plain  English  and  the  plainer 
drawings  anyone  will  be  able  to  identify 
a  plant  without  difficulty.  Its  handy 
size,  which  fits  an  ordinary  coat  pocket, 
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GREENHOUSE    MANAGEMENT 

A  Manual  for  Florists  and  Flower  Lovers  on  the  Forcing  of  Flowers,  Vegetables 
and  Fruits  in  Greenhouses,  and  the  Propagation  and  Care  of  House  Plants 


By  L  R.  TAFT, 


Professor  of  Horticulture  and  Landscape  Gardening,  Michigan 
Agricultural  College,  and  Author  of  "Greenhouse  Construction" 


THE  author  has  had  unusual  facilities  for  studying  this  entire  subject  prac- 
tically as  well  as  scientifically,  and  has  here  given  the  results,  not  only  of 
his  own  experience,  but  also  those  of  many  of  the  most  skillful  experts 
in  their  respective  specialties. 

It  treats  of  all  the  plants  commonly  cultivated  by  florists  and  amateurs, 
and  explains  in  a  thorough  manner  the  methods  that  have  been  found  most 
successful  in  grow- 
ing them.  Particu- 
lar attention  is  paid 
to  the  growing  of 
cut  flowers,  entire 
chapters  being  de- 
voted to  each  of 
the  leading  crops, 
such  as  roses,  car- 
nations, chrysanthe- 
mums, violets, 
bulbs,  smilax,  ferns, 
orchids,  etc. 

The  growing  of 
fruits  under  glass  is 
attracting  the  atten- 
tion of  commercial 
florists  as  well  as 
amateurs,  and  the 
reader  will  find  sep- 
arate chapters  de- 
voted to  the  forcing 
of  grapes,  strawber- 
ries,    peaches    and 

other  fruits.  The  forcing  of  vegetables  also  receives  the  attention  it  deserves, 
and  the  raising  of  lettuce,  radishes,  cucumbers,  tomatoes,  mushrooms,  etc.,  is 
explained  at  length. 

The  care  of  house  plants  is  also  treated  quite  fully,  with  detailed  directions 
for  propagating,  preparing  the  soil,  potting,  watering  and  every  part  of  their 
proper  management.  A  chapter  is  also  given  on  bedding  plants,  as  well  as  on 
ornamental  grasses,  flowering  and  foliage  plants.  Other  chapters  are  devoted 
to  the  propagation  of  plants  from  seeds,  cuttings,  layers  and  by  grafting  and  bud- 
ding. Of  special  value  to  many  will  be  the  directions  for  treating  plants  when 
attacked  by  insects  and  fungi.  The  preparation  of  the  soil,  the  use  of  various 
manures,  composts  and  fertilizers,  watering,  ventilating,  heating,  and  in  fact 
every  detail  of  the  subject  to  which  the  work  is  devoted,  receives  careful  and 
minute  attention. 

CONTENTS 


The  Forcing  of  Roses 

The  Carnation 

The  Chrysanthemnm 

The  Violet 

Bulbs  and  Their  Cnltnre 

Tuberons  Begonias 

Orchid  Culture 

Azaleas 

Calceolarias,  Cinerarias  and  Primulas 

Ferns,  Similax  and  Asparagus 

Palms,  Pandanns  and  Arnucaria 

Dracenas  and  CordyUnes 

Lettuce  Forcing 

Cucumbers,  Tomatoes  and  Melons 

Mushroom  Culture 


Asparagus  and  Khuharb 

Radishes,  Carrots,  Beets  and  Beans 

Grape  Growing  Under  Glass 

Strawberry  Growing  Under  Glass 

Fruit  Trees  Under  Glass 

Management  of  House  Plants 

The  Growing  of  Bedding  Plants 

Propagation  of  Plants  by  Seeds  and  Cuttings 

Propagation  by  Layering,  Grafting  and  Budding 

Insects  of  the  Greenhouse 

Diseases  of  (Jreenhonse  Plants 

Insecticides  and  Their  Prepnralion 

Fungicides,  Their  Preparation  and  Use 

Soil,  Manures  and  Watering 

Fuel— Coal,  Oil  and  Gas 


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Greenhouse  Construction 

A  Complete  Manual  on  the  Building,  Heating,  Ventilating 
and  Arrangement  of  Greenhouses,   and   the  Con- 
struction of  Hotbeds,  Frames  and  Plant  Pits 

By  L.  R.  TAFT 

Professor  of  Horticulture  and  Landscape  Gardening,  Michigan  Agricultural  College 

THE  immense  quantities  of  vegetables  and  flowers  now  grown  under  glass  for 
the  winter  markets  of  the  large  cities  have  given  a  great  impulse  to  the 
building  of  forcing  houses  and  beds,  and  many  changes  and  improvements 
have  been  made  in  their  original  construction  for  the  purpose  of  securing  more 
sunlight,  better  heating  and  closer  adaptation  to  plant  needs.  These  are  fully  de- 
scribed and  illustrated  in  this  timely  volume.  The  author  has  made  at  the  Mich- 
igan Experiment 
Station  a  careful 
comparative  test 
of  the  various 
methods  of  build- 
ing, glazing,  ven- 
tilating and  heat- 
ing greenhouses, 
which  he  was  able 
to  do  with  sci- 
entific accuracy, 
by  reason  of  his 
many  years'  ex- 
perience in  greenhouse  management,  and  a  large  experience  in  greenhouse 
construction,  together  with  his  careful  study  of  the  methods  employed  bythe 
leading  flower  and  vegetable  growing  establishments  in  the  larger  American 
cities.  Personal  interviews  and  correspondence  with  leading  florists,  gardeners 
and  builders  of  greenhouses  have  strengthened  the  reliability  of  every  state- 
ment made  in  this  valuable  handbook.  Greenhouses  and  conservatories,  hot- 
beds and  cold  frames,  forcing  houses  and  pits,  all  receive  full  and  detailed 
treatment.  The  lucid  descriptions  of  each  topic  and  the  118  diagrams  and 
illustrations  make  every  detail  clear  to  both  the  amateur  and  professional  gar- 
dener or  florist,  and  enable  the  beginner  to  proceed  without  fear  of  loss  from 
errors  of  construction  or  arrangement.  Many  of  the  illustrations  are  half-tone 
engravings  from  photographs  of  actual  greenhouses  and  forcing  establishments. 
This  treatise  is  the  only  work  published  in  America  on  greenhouse  construction 
by  practical  American  methods,  and  for  the  actual  needs  of  American  hor- 
ticulture. 

CONTENTS 


Chapter  I— History  of  Greenhouses 

Chapter  II— DiflEerent  Forms  of  Greenhouses- 
Even  Span,  Lean-to,  Side-Hill 

Chapter  III— Three-Quarter  Span  Houses 

Chapter  IV— Location  and  Arrangement 

Chapter  V— Greenhouse  Walls 

Chapter  VI— Construction  of  the  Koof 

Chapter  VII— Combined  Wood  and  Iron  Con- 
struction 

Chapter  VIII— Iron  Houses 

Chapter  IX— The  Pitch  of  the  Roof 

Chap'ter  X— Glass  and  Glazing 

Chapter  XI— Glazing— Methods  and  Materials 

Chapter  XII— Ventilators 

Chapter  XIII— Greenhouse  Benches 

Chapter  XIV— Painting  and  Shading 

Chapter  XV— Greenhouse  Heating 


Chapter  XVI— Pipes  and  Piping 

Chapter  XVII— Size  and  Amount  of  Piping 

Chapter  XVIII— Hot  Water  Heaters 

Chapter  XIX— Steam  Heating 

Chapter  XX— Comparative  Merits  of  Steam  and 
Hot  Water 

Chapter  XXI— Heating  Small  Conservatories 

Chapter  XXII— Commercial  Establiihments 

Chapter  XXIII— Rose  Houses 

Chapter  XXIV— Lettuce  Houses 

Chapter  XXV— Propagating  Houses 

Chapter  XXVl— Hotbeds 

Chapter  XXVII— Conservatories 

Chapter  XXVIII— The  Arrangement  of  Green- 
houses 

Chapter  XXlX— Glass  Structures  for  Amateviri 


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Beautifying    Country    Homes 

A  Handbook  of  Landscape  Gardening 

By  J.  WEIDENMANN 

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general  improvement. 

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CONTENTS 

General  Suggestions ;  Lawns;  Seeding  Down  Lawns  and  Pastures;  Top-Dresslng  Lawns; 
Drainage ;  Roads  and  Drives;  Walks ;  Laying  out  Curved  Lines  for  Walks  or  Roads ;  Practical 
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of  Improving  Places. 

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Ornamental  Gardening 
For  Americans 

A  Treatise  on  Beautifying  Homes,  Rural  Districts 
and  Cemeteries. 

By  ELIAS  A.  LONG,  Landscape  Architect 

THIS  work  was  prepared  with  a  view  to  supplying  a  plain  and  practical  work  on  Ornamen- 
tal Gardening  at  a  moderate  price.  The  first  of  the  several  parts  into  which  the  work  is  di- 
vided is  devoted  to  materials  of  ornamental  gardening.  These,  of  course,  largely  consist  of 
trees,  shrubs  and  other  plants,  including  the  grasses,  which  are  to  give  a  finish  to  the  work,  by 
forming  a  carpet  of  verdure  to  set  off  all  the  rest.  The  descriptions  of  trees,  etc.,  mainly  have 
reference  to  their  value  in  ornamental  gardening,  and  are  properly  brief.  Water,  rocks  and 
other  natural  materials  receive  proper  treatment.  In  giving  plans  for  the  laying  out  or  the 
improvement  of  places,  the  author  avoids  the  too  common  mistake  of  providing  oiily  for  large 
places.  He  recognizes  the  fact  that  the  smallest  front  yard  is  capable  of  being  treated  taste- 
fully or  otherwise,  and  such  limited  areas  receive  their  full  share  of  attention.  Many  farms 
only  need  to  have  their  natural  features  turned  to  good  account  to  become  highly  ornamental, 
without  interfering  with  their  usefulness  as  farms.  What  is  said  on  this  subject  is  worthy  of 
general  attention. 

The  chapters  on  open  squares  in  towns  and  villages,  the  planting  of  schoolhouse  yards  or 
grounds,  as  well  as  those  belonging  to  various  public  buildings,  etc..  furnish  suggestions  which 
nave  a  wide  application,  and  are  commended  to  all  interested  in  village  improvement. 

The  teachings  of  no  part  of  the  work  are  more  needed  than  those  relating  to  cemeteries. 
While  in  the  beauty  of  our  burial  places  we  are,  on  the  whole,  far  in  advance  of  other  countries, 
there  is  still,  even  m  the  older  portions  of  the  Union,  abundant  room  for  improvement. 

The  teachings  on  the  subject  of  garden  cemeteries  are  eminently  sensible  and  practical. 

Not  the  least  useful  portion  of  the  book  is  that  which  suggests  the  work  to  be  done  in  each 
month  in  order  to  have  a  large  or  small  place  in  proper  keeping. 

The  work  is  abundantly  illustrated,  and  the  instructions  are  so  plain  that  they  may  be 
readily  followed. 

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Landscape    Gardening 

A  Treatise  on  the  General  Principles  Governing  Outdoor  Art ;    'with  Sundry 
Suggestions  for  Their  Application  in  the  Commoner  Problems  of  Gardening. 

By  F.  A.  WAUGH 

PROFESSIONAL  and  amateur  gardeners  alike  fail  in  their  landscape  gardening  oftenest 
simply  because  they  do  not  understand  the  fundamental  principles  involved.  It  is  com- 
paratively easy  to  give  practical  directions  for  doing  certain  work,  hut  it  is  very  difficult 
to  make  such  directions  tit  a  new  set  of  conditions.  Principles,  however,  apply  everywhere 
alike.  The  treatment  of  these  fundamental  principles  forms  the  keynote  to  this  work.  No 
such  complete  and  careful  analysis  of  principles  was  ever  before  presented  in  this  connection. 
This  analysis  enables  the  reader  to  see  the  relation  of  eacli  fact  and  principle  discussed  to  all 
the  rest,  to  appreciate  its  relative  importance,  and  easily  to  remember  the  whole.    Every  para- 

fraph  is  short,  terse  and  to  the  point,  giving  perfect  clearness  to  the  discussions  at  all  points, 
n  spite  of  the  natural  difficulty  of  presenting  abstract  principles  the  whole  matter  is  made 
entirely  plain  even  to  the  inexperienced  reader.  The  illustrations  are  mechanically  and  artis- 
tically very  excellent.  The  principles  here  so  carefully  analyzed  are  of  such  broad  application 
that  the  book  will  be  useful  to  a  large  class  of  readers;  not  only  to  professional  landscape  gar- 
deners, owners  of  home  grounds,  suburban  residents,  park  and  cemetery  superintendents, 
teachers,  but  also  to  architects,  landscape  painters,  photographers,  and  art  lovers  and  students 
in  general. 

CONTENTS 

Part  I.  Chapter  XI.— The  Ornamentation  of  Farm- 

Chapter  I.— The  Art  and  the  Artist.  yards. 

Pakt  II.  Chapter  XII.— The   Amelioration   of    School 

The  Artistic  Qualities  of  Landscape  Com-  Chapt'eTxin.-S  o  m  e  t  h  i  n  g  About    Public 
position.  f  arks. 

Chapter  II.— Unity.  ^ 

Chapter  III.— The  Natural  Style.  PaRT  IV. 

Chapter  IV.— The  Architectural  Style.  Chapter  XIV.— A  Select  List  of  Trees. 

Chapter  V.— Color.  Chapter  XV.— The  Best  Shrubs. 

Chapter  VI.— Character.    Propriety.  Chapter  XVI.— Hardy  Perennials. 

Chapter  VII.— Finish.  Chapter  XVII.— The  Indispensable  Annuals. 

Part  III.  Chapter  XVIII.— Bulbous  Jflants. 
Chjinl^pi*  ^CT"X!      OliTniioi*'^ 

ChKJx'-mttrndls'r^^^^^^^^^  AppeMix-SomeBooksonLandscapeGarden- 
Chapter  X.— Tlie  City  or  Suburban  Lot,  ^' 

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Henderson's  Picturesque  Gardens  and 
Omameny  Gardedng 

By  CHARLES  HENDERSON 

THIS  superb  book  occupies  a  unique  position  in  American  landscape  gardening  litera- 
ture, m  that  it  teaches  by  obvious  demonstration  instead  of  by  descriptions  and  precepts. 
The  author's  leading  aim  has  been  to  apply  the  system  of  nature  studv  to  the  garden  and 
landscape  art  as  well  as  to  the  field  and  forest.  To  most  people  who  desire  to  beautify  their 
grounds  and  make  them  as  attractive  as  conditions  permit,  mere  directions  are  meaningless, 
but  when  they  see  such  accurate  and  lifelike  pictures  of  what  has  been  done  by  others  similarly 
situated,  as  are  presented  in  this  work,  they  will  have  no  difficulty  in  deciding  which  to  adopt 
or  imitate. 

The  volume  contains  a  grand  array  of  magnificent  half-tone  engravings,  Illustrating  the 
prettiest  and  most  famous  gardens  and  parks  of  the  world,  vividly  portraying  lawn,  garden  and 
landscape  effects,  plant  and  tree  groupings,  decorative  bedding,  herbaceous  gardens  and  bor- 
ders, formal  gardens,  lawn  gardens,  Italian,  Japanese  and  English  gardens,  rock  gardens,  wild 
gardens,  bog  gardens,  subtropical  gardens,  sunken  and  terrace  gardens,  rosariums,  hardy 
ferneries,  arches,  columns,  festoons,  etc.,  picturesquely  draped  with  vines,  as  well  as  numerous 
other  garden  embellishments. 

Each  illustration  is  pleasingly  described  and  instructively  explained,  so  that  the  reader 
will  learn,  at  a  glance,  the  names  and  special  characteristics  of  the  trees,  shrubs  and  plants 
which  have  been  employed  in  producing  the  effects  of  the  scenes  before  him.  The  book  is 
beautifully  and  artistically  gotten  up  in  every  detail. 

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The  Landscape  Beautiful 

A  Study  of  the  Utility  of  the  Natural  Landscape,  Its 

Relation   to    Human    Life    and    Happiness, 

With  the  application  of  these  Principles 

in  Landscape   Gardening,   and 

in  Art  in  General 

By  FRANK  A.  WAUGH 

Professor  of  Horticulture  and  Landscape  Gardenings  Massachusetts  Agricultural  College,  Amherst,  Mass. 

HERE  is  a  book  out  of  the  ordinary.  There  have  been  many  booifs  put  out 
during  recent  years  on  nature  study,  gardening  and  rural  pleasures,  but 
nothing  at  all  like  this  one.  Most  of  the  books  leave  the  reader  just 
where  they  find  him.  They  are  not  constructive.  They  may  give  information, — or 
sometimes  misinformation,— but  there  are  no  ideas  essentially  fresh.  The  pres- 
ent work  sets  forth  a  whole  new  system  of  nature  study  and  nature  appreciation. 

The  principal  argument  is  for  the  beauty  and  the  utility  of  the  natural  land- 
scape. The  author  insists,  with  many  persuasive  pleas,  that  the  love  of  the 
beautiful  is  a  large  part  of  all  men's  lives,  and  that  the  enjoyment  of  beauty  is 
one  of  the  great  experiences  in  every  life.  He  goes  on  to  show  that  the  landscape 
is  the  chief  store  of  beauty  available  for  the  majority  of  common  people.  The 
art  galleries  are  almost  unknown  to  the  world  at  large,  but  real  landscape  pictures 
are  everywhere.  The  reader  will  surely  be  surprised  when  he  has  the  facts 
pointed  out  to  him.  Here  he  will  see  for  the  first  time  how  truly  useful  the 
landscape  is  in  his  own  personal  every-day  business. 

But  Professor  Waugh,  who  is  an  experienced  teacher,  and  who  prepared 
some  of  these  essays  originally  for  the  use  of  his  classes,  is  by  no  means  con- 
tent at  the  mere  statement  of  these  facts.  He  goes  on  to  give  in  detail  some  very 
practical  methods  by  which  the  landscape  can  be  taught  by  teachers,  studied  by 
pupils  and  enjoyed  by  all.  These  methods  have  been  thoroughly  tested  in  col- 
leges, and  in  the  common  schools,  and  have  proved  a  decided  success  wherever 
introduced. 

Landscape  gardening  necessarily  comes  in  for  liberal  treatment.  The  works 
of  the  landscape  gardener  should  show  the  landscape  at  its  best.  This  book  shows 
just  what  has  been  accomplished  in  this  field,  especially  in  America.  It  offers, 
in  fact,  the  first  critical  study  of  American  landscape  architecture  ever  attempted. 

The  literary  style  of  the  book  is  far  above  the  usual  level,  reminding  one 
sometimes  of  J.  C.  Van  Dyke,  but  oftener  of  Thoreau. 

It  is  a  strictly  popular  work,  and  good  for  everybody.  It  will  prove  especially 
valuable  to  all  teachers,  whether  in  school  or  college,  to  nature  lovers,  to  artists 
and  art  students  in  every  line,  and  to  landscape  architects.  The  scope  of  the  work 
may  be  better  judged  from  the  following  list  of  the  chapter  headings: 

1.  On  the  Relation  of  Landscape  to  Life  10.  On  American  Landscape  Gardeners 

2.  On  the  ministry  of  Trees  11.  On  American  Masterpieces  of  Landscape  Archi- 

3.  On  Some  Other  Elements  of  Landscape  tecture 

4.  On  Looking  at  the  Sky  12.  On  the  Improvement  of  the  Open  Country 

5.  On  the  Weather  13.  On  the  Ownership  of  Scenery 

6.  On  the  Art  Which  Mends  Nature  14.  On  the  Decorative  Use  of  Landscape 

7.  Concerning  the  American  Landscape  15.  As  to  the  Landscape  in  Literature 

8.  On  American  Landscape  Gardening  16.  On  the  Beauty  of  Landscape  Psychologically  Con- 

9.  As  to  the  Field  of  Criticism  sidered 

17.  Suggesting  Some  Practical  Applications 

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Practical  Forestry 

A  Treatise  on  the  Propagation,  Planting,  and  Cultivation,  with  a  Description 
and  the  Botanical  and  Popular  Names  of  all  the  Indigenous  Trees  of  the  United 
States,  both  Evergreen  and  Deciduous,  with  Notes  on  a  Large  Number  of  the 
Most  Valuable  Exotic  Species. 

By  ANDREW  S.  FULLER 

Author  of  "Propagation  of  Plants,"  "Grape  Culturist,"  "Small  Fruit  Culturist,"  Etc. 

IN  HIS  Preface,  the  author  says:  "Many  a  time  during  my  life  have  I  felt  the  need  of  some 
one  volume  of  moderate  size,  containing  the  names  and  descriptions,  however  brief  tne  latter 
might  be,  of  all  the  trees  indigenous  to  the  United  States.  Having  waited  in  vain  for  the  ap- 
pearance of  such  a  book,  I  have  attempted  to  write  one  myself,  with  the  hope  that  it  will  be  of 
service,  not  only  to  those  who  may  desire  to  raise  forest  trees  for  pleasure  and  profit,  but  to 
others,  who,  like  the  author,  may  occasionally  visit  different  parts  of  the  country,  and  need 
some  such  guide  that  will  help  them  to  call  to  mind  the  names,  as  well  as  to  assist  in  identify- 
ing the  different  species  of  trees  to  be  found  in  our  forests.  I  have  written  it  for  those  who  are 
not  supposed  to  have  given  the  subject  of  forestry  any  special  attention,  and  for  this  reason 
purposely  avoided  using  any  greater  number  of  scientific  and  unfamiliar  terms  than  was  ac- 
tually necessary  in  describing  the  various  species  and  varieties.  Furthermore,  at  the  suggestion 
of  the  publisliers,  I  have  been  as  brief  as  possible,  in  order  to  make  a  book  that  can  be  sold  at 
a  price  within  the  means  of  all,  and  one  that  will  not  deter  even  the  summer  tourist  who  is 
about  to  spend  a  few  days  or  weeks  in  the  country  from  dropping  a  copy  into  his  gripsack 
before  leaving  home." 

CONTENTS 


Chapter  I.— Influence  of  Forest  and  Cli- 
mate: Forests  and  Streams.  Trees  and 
Shelter.    Forests  and  Insects. 

Chapter  II.— The  Characteristics  of  Trees : 
The  Movement  of  Sap  in  Trees.  The  Buds 
in  Trees. 

Chapter  III.— Raising  Trees  from  Seed: 
Preparing  a  Seed  Bed. 

Chapter  IY  .—Transplanting  Seedlings. 

Chapter  V.— Budding  and  Grafting:  Bud- 
ding.   Grafting  Deciduous  Trees. 

Chapter  VI.— Grafting  Conifers. 

Chapter  VII.— Coniferae  from  Cuttings: 
Layers. 

Chapter  VIII.— Deciduous  Trees  from  Cut- 
tings :    Propagation  by  Layering. 


Chapter  IX.— Seedlings  of  Coniferae :  Sow 
ing  the  Seeds.  Evergreens  from  the  For- 
ests.   Season  for  Transplanting. 

Chapter  X.— Pruning  Forest  Trees:  Time 
to  Prune.  Pruning  Evergreens.  Imple- 
ments Used  in  Pruning. 

Chapter  XI.— The  Best  Time  to  Cut  Timber. 

Chapter  XII. — Importance  of  a  Supply  of 
Wood. 

Chapter  XIII.— Preservation  of  Forests; 
Management  of  Forests. 

Chapter  XIV.— Establishing  New  Forests. 

Chapter  XV.— Forest  Trees. 

Chapter  XVI.— Evergreen  Trees. 

Chapter  XVII.— Coniferae  or  Cone-Bearing 
Trees. 

Chapter  XVIII.— Additional  List  of  Conif- 
erae. Trees  not  Generally  Known.  Ad- 
ditions and  Corrections. 


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Forest  Planting 

By  H.  NICHOLAS  JARCHOW 

ATEEATISE  on  the  care  of  timber  lands  and  the  restoration  of  denuded  woodlands  on  plains 
and  mountains.  This  publication  is  a  valuable  contribution  to  our  knowledge  of  forest 
planting,  which  in  this  country  is  just  beginning  to  receive  the  attention  which  its  impor- 
tance demands.  The  reckless  destruction  of  our  magnificent  woods  makes  it  not  only  necessary 
that  the  remaining  natural  forests  may  be  preserved,  but  that  the  cleared  woodlands  may  be 
replanted  and  the  original  forest  covering  restored.  The  author  believes  that  it  is  a  much 
better  and  cheaper  policy  to  preserve  our  natural  forests  than  to  utterly  destroy  them,  and  af- 
terward to  create  such  artificial  forests  as  European  countries  find  it  necessary  to  maintain. 
The  author  has  fully  described  those  European  methods  which  have  proved  to  be  most  useful 
m  maintaining  the  superb  forests  of  the  old  world.  This  experience  has  been  adapted  to  the 
different  climates  and  trees  of  America,  full  instructions  being  given  for  forest  planting  on 
our  various  kinds  of  soil  and  subsoil,  whether  on  mountain  or  valley.  There  is  no  other  publi- 
cation which  covers  this  field,  and  the  work  is  destined  to  become  the  standard  authority  on 
the  maintenance  of  forests. 

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Insects 
and  Insecticides 

'  A  Practical  Manual  Concerning 
Noxious  Insects  and  the  Methods 
of  Preventing  Their  Injuries. 

By  CLARENCE  M.  WEED,  D.Sc. 

THE  most  generally  useful  handbook  on  noxious  insects  avail- 
able to  American  farmers.  It  covers  the  whole  field  of  insect 
pests  very  thoroughly  and  is  specially  valuable  for  its  complete  and 
up-to-date  methods  of  fighting  insects.  The  work  is  thus  intensely 
practical. 

It  illustrates  and  describes  all  the  important  insect  pests  and 
goes  into  great  detail  in  describing  remedies  for  them  and  methods 
of  preventing  their  injuries.  Great  progress  has  been  made  in  the 
use  of  insecticides  during  the  past  few  years,  all  the  results  of  which 
are  embodied  in  this  volume.  Unlike  previous  works  on  entomology, 
which  frequently  have  been  noted  for  the  fullness  with  v/hich  they 
describe  insects  and  their  poverty  of  remedies  or  preventives  for  the 
same,  Prof.  Weed's  work  excels  in  practical  directions  for  applying 
insecticides  that  have  proven  to  be  of  real  efficiency.  We  are  sure 
that  any  farmer  or  gardener  who  buys  this  book  will  consider  the 
money  a  splendid  investment,  for  the  application  of  any  one  of  the 
remedies  recommended  for  important  pests  will  save.many  times  the 
cost  of  the  work.  It  answers  all  the  questions  about  insects  and 
insecticides  that  will  come  up  at  any  time  during  the  year,  and  the 
book  is  therefore  indispensable. 

CONTENTS 

Part  I— Insects  Affecting  the  Larger  Fruits.       Part  IV— Insects  Affecting  Vegetables. 
Part  II— Insects  Affecting  Small  Fruits.  Part  V— Insects  Affecting  Cereal  and  Forage 

Part  III— Insects  Affecting  Shade   Trees,  Crops. 

Ornamental  Plants  and  Flowers.  Part  YI— Insect  Pests  of  Domestic  Animals 

and  the  Household. 

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Insects    Injurious 
to   Vegetables 

By  F.  H.  CHITTENDEN,  ScD.  , 

United  States  Detartment  of  Agriculture 

A  COMPLETE,  practical  work,  giving  descriptions  of  the  more 
important  insects  attacking  vegetables  of  all  kinds,  with  simple 
and  inexpensive  remedies  to  check  and  destroy  them,  together  with 
timely  suggestions  to  prevent  their  recurrence.  A  ready  reference 
book  for  truckers,  market  gardeners,  farmers,  as  well  as  others  who 
grow  vegetables  in  a  small  way  for  home  use,  a  valuable  guide  for 
college  and  exper- 
iment  station 
workers,  schools, 
teachers  and  oth- 
ers interested  in 
entomology  or  na- 
ture study. 

The  book  em- 
bodies the  life 
work  of  Dr.  Chit- 
tenden, the  world' s 
best  authority  on 
insects  injurious  to  vegetables.  It  is  just  the  book  every  farmer 
should  have.  The  information  contained  in  this  volume  is  worth 
many  times  its  price,  and  cannot  be  duplicated  elsewhere.  If  you 
want  to  know  how  to  protect  your  crops  from  the  ravages  of  these 
pests  send  for  this  book.  It  will  also  be  just  as  useful  to  teachers 
and  students.  No  library  will  be  complete  without  it.  For  class- 
room reference  it  is  an  indispensable  guide,  and  every  schoolroom 
library  should  have  it  on  its  shelves.  For  grange  libraries  it  will 
also  prove  equally  useful.  No  book  on  the  subject  has  ever  been  so 
well  arranged.  The  insects  are  discussed  and  illustrated  under  the 
various  crops  they  attack.  It  is  easy,  therefore,  for  anybody  to 
identify  the  creature  being  dealt  with,  find  the  remedy  and  apply  it. 

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Economic  Entomology  added  much  to  our  knowledge  of  both 

By  John  B.  Smith,  professor  of  en-  plants   and   insects.     This  book   is  one 

tomology  in  Rutgers  college.    The  chief  of  the  most  valuable  popular  works  on 

object    of    the    author    in    writing    this  Insects  Injurious  to  Garden  Vegetables; 

book  has  been  to  give  the  agriculturist  Root  Crops   and   Indian   Corn;   Grains 

and  student  of  the  economic  entomol-  and  the  Grass  Crop,  including  Clover; 

ogy  that  basic  knowledge  that  enables  Fruit  Trees;    Small   Fruits;    Insects   of 

him  to  recognize  the  nature  of  the  in-  Flower  Gardens  and  Greenhouse;  The 

sects  he  finds  causing  injury,  or  makes  Rocky  Mountain  Locust;  Beneficial  In- 

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structure    is    described    to    show    how        i,^sects  Injurious  to  Staple  Crops 
they  are  built  up,  and  all  the  different       ^      rrn-i-^oj  a., 

details    are    referred    to,    so    that    the  ,.  ^^^^^  ^^^Sht  Sanderson.     The   au- 

reader    may    recognize    the    group    to  5°f  h^^^^^^"   impressed   by  the   fact 

which  a  specimen  belongs.     Part  I  is  ^^at  for  the  control  of  the  most  of  the 

devoted  to  the  structure  and  classifica-  Z     .  '"^ect  pests  of  our  staple  crops, 

tion  of  insects.     Part  II  to  the  general  ^^e   farmer  must  depend  largely  upon 

classification  of  the  insect  world.  Part  general  methods  of  farm  practice.     It 

III  to  insecticides,  preventives  and  ma-  »«,  therefore,  essential  that  he  have  a 

chinery.     Illustrated.    5x8  inches.    481  ^('^^fc[  knowledge  of  the   pests  to  be 

pages.     Cloth   Net  $2.50  p^™^^*^'':    Toward  this  end  each  insect 

is   treated   comprehensively   as   to   life 

Insects    Injurious  to  Fruits  history,  habits,  and  remedies,  yet  with- 

By  Prof,  WittiamS^undets.    A  work  of  out  being  too  exhaustive   or  technical. 

great  value  to  all  fruit  growers,  written  The   principal  chapters   are   devoted  to 

by  a  man  of  science  as  well  as  a  practical  the  general  farm  practices  against  in- 

agriculturist, and  is  the  result  of  careful  jurious  insects;   beneficial   insects;    in- 

and  minute  observation  and  experience,  sects     injurious     to     grains,     grasses, 

It  treats  of  the  large  variety  of  insects  wheat,   Indian  corn,   clover,  cotton,  to- 

which  infest  our  orchards,  their  modes  bacco,     potato,     sugar    beet,    the     hop 

of  operations,  and  contains  careful  direc-  plant,  weevil  in  grain;  insecticides,  etc., 

tions  as  to  the  best  means  of  destroying  etc.      Illustrated.      5x7    inches.      295 

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By  M.  C.  Dickerson.  This  will  undoubt-  r>  r-  r  Tir  o  -r,. 
ediy  prove  the  most  popular  book  of  its  ^y  ^^'^^'^  ^-  Sempers.  The  author 
kind  which  has  appeared  for  a  reasonable  makes  no  attempt  to  describe  scientific- 
price.  The  author's  intimate  knowledge  ally  the  numerous  pests  of  the  farm 
of  her  subject,  her  thoroughly  popular  and  garden,  but  confines  descriptions 
and  entertaining  style  of  writing,  and  her  t°  those  distinguishing  characteristics 
skill  with  the  camera  and  pencil  are  some  J"  form,  color,  habits,  methods  of  in- 
of  the  qualities  that  will  commend  the  crease  and  transformation,  which  may 
book  to  all  observers  of  out-of-door  life,  be  of  service  to  the  farmer  in  identify- 
The  illustrations,  which  number  nearly  ing  his  enemies  and  in  compassing  their 
300,  have  been  prepared  by  the  author  destruction.      Illustrated.      5x6    inches. 

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Carden.  count    of    the    history,    principles    and 

By  Mrs.  Mary  Treat.     It  is  not  the  practice   of  the   application   of  liquids 

object  of  this  volume  to  teach  the  sci-  and   powders   to   plants   for  destroying 

ence  of  entomology.     It  is  written   to  insects    and    fungi.      Illustrated.      5x7 

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them.     However,  the  leading  points  re-  application   of  liquids   and   powders   to 

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Fumigation 

Methods 

A  timely  up-to-date  book  on  the  practical  application  of  the 
new  methods  for  destroying  insects  with  hydrocyanic  acid  gas  and 
carbon  bisulphid,  the  most  powerful  insecticides  ever  discovered. 
An  indispensable  book  for  farmers,  fruit  growers,  nurserymen, 
gardeners,  florists,  millers,  grain  dealers,  transportation 
panies,  college  and  experiment  station  workers,  etc. 


com- 


By  WILLIS  G.  JOHNSON 

Formerly  professor  of  entomology  and  invertebrate  zoology  at  the  Maryland  agricultural 
college  and  state  entomologist,  author  of  many  special  reports  on  economic  topics,  and  late 
associate  editor  American  Agriculturist  weeklies. 


N' 


■  OTHING  of  the  kind  has  ever  been 
printed  before.    It  embodies  years 
of  careful  research,  and  practical 
application  by  the  author,  as  well 
as  the  tests  and  experiences  of  others 
from  all  parts  of  the  world.    The  fruit, 
nursery,  floral  and  grain  industries  are 
confronted  on  every  side  with  hordes  of 
insect  pests  which  threaten  their  very 
foundation.    This  important  work  tells 
just  what  to  use  and  how  to  apply  it  to 
save    serious   losses  from  insects.    The 
author  has  presented  his  subject  in  a  pop- 
ular style,  free  from  technicalities. 

Specific  and  minute  directions  are  given 
for  making  and  applying  hydrocyanic  acid 
gas  from  every  standpoint.  The  Physi- 
ological effects  upon  animal  and  plant 
life  are  fully  illustrated  and  discussed. 
,Six  chapters  are  devoted  to  orchard  fu- 
migation, including  the  construction  and 
management  of  all  kinds  of  apparatus 
devised  and  successfully  used.  In  three 
chapters  on  nursery  fumigation,  the  con- 
struction, management  and  methods  of 
preparing  young  trees  for  treatment  are 
given.  The  destruction  of  insects  in 
gi'eenhouses,  mills,  elevators,  granaries, 
dwellings,  ships,  cars  and  other  inclosures  can  be  easily  and  cheaply  accomplished 
by  following  the  directions  given.  Other  chapters  contain  the  opinions  and  methods 
of  experts  from  every  part  of  the  world  where  the  gas  is  used.  The  regulations  of 
foreign  governments  regarding  the  importation  of  American  plants,  trees  and  fruits 
are  described.  A  most  useful  part  is  devoted  to  the  use  of  carbon  bisulphid  for  the 
destruction  of  animal  life  below  the  surface  of  the  ground,  stored  grain  or  other 
materials,  and  in  places  where  hydrocyanic  acid  gas  cannot  be  used. 

Fumigation  Methods  should  be  in  the  hands  of  every  horticulturist  and  nursery- 
man as  well  as  florists  and  others  engaged  in  the  propagation  and  distribution  of  plants 
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Fanner's  Cyclopedia  of  live  Stock 

By  EARLY  VERNON  WILCOX  Ph.D.,  and  CLARENCE  BEAMAN  SMITH,  M.  S. 

Assistant  Editors  in  the  Office  of  Exfieriment  Stations,  United  States  Department  of  Agriculture 

A  NEW  BOOK  ON  ANIMAL 
HUSBANDRY   IN    AMERICA 

THIS  is  the  greatest,  most  com- 
prehensive and  finest  illustra- 
ted work  on  live  stock  raising 
ever  published  in  this  or  any  other 
country. 

Invaluable   to  Stock  Breeders, 

Dairymen,    Farmers,    Teachers 

and  Students 

The  work  is  intended  as  a  reference 
book  for  stockmen,  farmers,  stu- 
dents and  teachers.  In  it  the  actual 
farmer  finds  guidance  for  improved 
practice.  The  intending  stockraiser 
finds  help  in  deciding  his  line  of  opera- 
tions. The  teacher  finds  a  basis  for 
his  lectures  and  other  class  room 
work  in  Animal  Industry.  The  stu- 
dent readily  finds  what  is  known  and 
problems  for  future  study.  The  gen- 
eral public  finds  rehable  information 
on  the  methods  of  feeding,  breeding 
and  care  of  farm  animals,  and  the 
treatment  of  animal  diseases,  the 
preparation  and  curing  of  meats  and 
other  animal  products,  dairy  farming 
and  all  the  business  features  of  the 
stock  industry. 

TABLE  OF  CONTENTS 
Each  Part  An  Authoritative  Treatise 

Part  I.  Is  devoted  to  general  con- 
siderations and  principles  under  the 
following  heads:  The  Classification 
and  Origin  of  Domestic  Animals— 
The  Anatomy  and  Physiology  of 
Domestic  Animals— Animal  Breed- 
ing—Principles of  Stock  Feeding- 
Farm  Hygiene— Diseases  of  Live 
Stock— Importance  of  Stock  Farming 

in  the  Preservation  of  Soil  Fertility  „      ,     .         .    . 

andtheUtilizationof  All  Farm  Crop 3— Systems  of  Stock  Farmmg— Live  Stock  Associations— 
Institutions— Expositions  and  Fairs— Transportation  and  Marketing  of  Live  Stock— Slaughter- 
ing and  Curing  of  Meats— Kef rigeration  of  Meats  and  Other  Animal  Products— Inspection  of 
Meats  and  Milk  as  Belated  to  Animal  Industry.  .      ,     ,^ 

Part  II.  deals  specifically  with  each  of  the  different  classes  of*  Farm  Animals,  Horses  and 
Mules,  Beef  Cattle,  Dairy  Cattle,  Swine,  Sheep  and  Goats,  Poultry,  including  Chickens,  Ducks, 
Geese,  Turkeys,  Guineas,  Squabs,  with  a  miscellaneous  chapter  on  all  minor  animals  of  more 
or  less  economic  importance,  such  as  Game,  Fish,  Cat,  Dog,  Peacocks,  Swans,  Catalo,  W  ater 
Buffalo,  Camels,  etc. 

Colored  Plates  and   Illustrations 

A  marked  feature  of  this  work  is  the  exclusive  character  of  its  many  superb  illustrations- 
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models  showing  in  detail  the  exact  location  and  appearance  of  all  the  muscles,  bones  arteries, 
veins,  internal  organs  and  external  conformation  of  Cattle,  Horses,  Sheep,  Hogs  and  Poultry. 
These  were  especially  prepared  for  this  volume  at  great  cost,  and  appear  for  the  first  time. 
The  models  are  entirely  new,  and  are  original,  authoritative,  and  comprehensive.  . 

They  add  the  knowledge  which  has  heretofore  been  omitted  from  books  of  this  character, 
the  very  information  most  sought.  They  will  therefore  prove  of  greatest  value  to  everyone- 
teacher,  student,  stockman,  farmer  or  general  reader. 

Work  Entirely  New  and  Well  Indexed 

The  work  here  offered  is  fresh  in  every  detail,  and  so  thoroughly  indexed  under  common 
and  scientific  names  that  every  topic  can  be  easily  found.  The  book  is  unique  in  that_^  it  com- 
bines in  one  volume,  not  only  complete  directions  for  the  breeding,  handling,  feeding  and  care  of 
farm  animals,  but  an  exclusive  exhaustive  account  of  the  diseases  affecting  each,  and  of  the 
production,  preservation  and  inspection  of  all  animal  products,  like  fresh  and  cured  meats 
sausages,  ham,  bacon,  milk,  cream,  butter,  eggs,  cheese  and  the  like.  The  book  contains  ,68 
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The  Science  and  Practice 
of  Cheese-Mfiiking 

A  Treatise  on  the  meinufacture  of  American  Cheddar  Cheese  and  some  other 
varieties;  intended  as  a  textbook  for  the  use  of  dairy  teachers  and  students  in  class- 
room and  workroom;  prepared  also  as  a  handbook  and  w^ork  of  reference  for  the 
daily  use  of  practical  cheese-maJcers  in  cheese-factory  operations. 

By  LUCIUS  L.  VAN  SLYKE,  Ph.D. 

Chemist  of  the  New  York  Agricultural  Exfieriment  Station  and 

CHARLES  A.  PUBLOW,  A.B.,  M.D.,  CM. 

Associate  Professor  of  Dairy  Industry  in  the  New  York  State  College 
of  Agriculture  at  Cornell  University 

THE  publishers  have  realized  for  some  time  the  existence  of  an  urgent  call  for  a 
book  on  cheese-making  which  should  be  more  than  a  mere  recipe  book.  They 
are,  therefore,  gratified  at  being  able  to  announce,  in  response  to  this  demand, 
the  publication  of  a  work  which  represents  both  scientific  and  practical  sides  of 
cheese-making  and  which,  in  respect  to  authorship,  has  been  prepared  under  unusual- 
ly favorable  auspices.  Not  only  are  the  operations  of  cheese-making  described  in  a 
clear,  systematic  and  practical  manner,  but  special  attention  is  given  to  making  prom- 
inent the  reasons  for  each  step. 

During  the  past  seventeen  years,  there  has  been  great  activity  in  the  investigation 
of  the  cheese  problems  peculiar  to  America,  but  the  results  of  this  extensive  work 
have  been  widely  scattered  through  the  reports  of  experiment  stations  and  govern- 
ment departments.  All  this  great  mass  of  material  has  been  carefully  digested  for 
this  book  and  now  for  the  first  time  becomes  readily  available  to  dairy  students  and 
teachers. 

Dr.  Van  Slyke  is  well  known  as  the  author  of  our  hook,  "Modern  Methods  of  Testing 
Milk  and  Milk  Products,"  which  from  the  start  has  met  with  a  phenomenal  success. 
Three  years  ago  he  was  selected  by  the  Office  of  Experiment  Stations,  U.  S.  Department 
of  Agriculture,  to  prepare  a  syllabus  of  lectures  for  a  course  in  cheese-making,  which 
was  published  as  Bulletin  No.  166.  Dr.  Van  Slyke's  reputation  in  connection  with 
cheese-making  has  come  mainly  from  the  extensive  investigations  which  have  been 
carried  on  by  him  at  the  New  York  Agricultural  Experiment  Station  at  Geneva  since 
1890.  These  investigations  have  covered  nearly  every  phase  of  interest  and  have  been 
especially  thorough   in  studying  the  chemical   relations  of  milk  and  cheese. 

Dr.  Publow  is  pre-eminently  qualified  by  training  and  experience  to  present  the 
subject  of  cheese-making  in  its  practical  aspects.  For  six  years  he  was  a  prominent  and 
successful  manufacturer  of  cheese  in  Ontario,  Canada ;  for  four  years  he  held  the 
position  of  Dairy  Instructor  and  Sanitary  Inspector  for  the  Ontario  Department  of 
Agriculture,  and  for  one  year  he  was  expert  judge  of  all  the  butter  and  cheese  going 
through  Montreal  to  foreign  markets. 

We  believe  that  this  new  book  will  be  promptly  recognized  as  the  standard  authority 
in  the  field  which  it  covers.  Dairy  teachers,  students  and  cheese-makers  will  appreciate 
that  the  work  is  an  unusual  contribution  to  dairy  literature,  containing  a  surprisingly 
large   amount   of  new   material,    systematically   arranged   and   clearly   presented. 

The  following  table  of  contents  will  serve  to  give  some  idea  of  the  arrangement, 
scope,  completeness  and  general  character  of  this  book. 

I.— The  Care  of  Milk  for  Cheese-Making.  XVII.— Milk  Constituents  and  Yield  of  Cheese. 

II.— Preliminary  Steps  in  Making  Cheddar  Cheese.  XVIII.— Methods  of  Calculating  Yield  of  Cheese. 

III.— Operations  from  Cutting  Curd  to  Salting,  XIX.— Milk  Constitueuts  in  Belation  to  Composi- 

IV.— Operations  from  Salting   Curd  to  Removal  tion  of  Cheese. 

from  Press.  XX The  Composition  of  Cheese  in  Relation  to 

v.— Moisture  and  Acidity  in  Curd  and  Cheese;  Quality. 

Conditions,  Effects  and  Control.  XXT Methods   of  Paying  for  Milk  for  Cheese- 

VI.— Modifications  of  Cheddar  Process  and  Mis-  Making. 

cellaneous  Subjects.  XXII.— The  Relations  of  Micro-Organlsms  and  En- 

VIT.— Care,  Shipment  and  Sale  of  Cheese.  zyms  to  Cheese-Making. 

VIII.— Commercial  Qualities  of  Cheddar  Cheese  and  XXITT.— The  Kipening  of  Cheese. 

Methods  of  Judging.  XXIV.— Chemical  Changes  in  Cheese-Eipenlng . 

IX.— Cheese-Factory  Construction.  XXV.— Causes  of  Chemical  Changes  in  Cheese-El- 

X.— Cheese-Factory  Equipment.  pening. 

X  [  .—Defects  in  Flavor.  XX VI.— Commercial  Relations  of  Cheese-Ripening. 

XII.— Defects  in  Body  and  Texture.  XXVII.— Methods  of  Making  Different  Varieties  of 

Xni.— Defects  in  Color  and  Finish.  Cheese. 

XfV.- The  Constituents  of  Milk.  XXVIII.— Methods  of  Testing  Used  in  Cheese-Making. 

XV.— Conditions  Affecting  Proportions  of  Constit-  XXIX.— Cheese-Factory  Organization  and  Manage- 

„„,     „    uentsinMilk.  ment. 

XVI.— Functions  of  Milk  Constituents  in  Cheese-Mak-  XXX.— The  Literature  of  Cheese-Ripening 
ing. 

Illustrated.  5x7  inches,  480  pages.     Cloth.     Net,  $1.75 

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Practical  Dairy   Bacteriology 

A  complete  exposition  of  important  facts  concerning  the  relation  of  bacteria 
to  various  problems  related  to  milk.  A  book  for  the  classroom,  laboratory,  factory 
and  farm.  Equally  useful  to  the  teacher,  student,  factoryman,  and  practical 
dairyman. 

By  DR.  H.  W.  CONN,  Wesleyan  University 

THE  development  of  dairy  bacteriology  has  been  very  rapid  in 
the  last  ten  years.  Beginning  first  as  a  subject  of  scientific 
interest  only,  the  study  of  the  bacteria  in  milk  has  proved  to  be  of 
vital  importance,  not  only  to  the  dairyman,  but  to  all  persons  who 
have  an  interest  in  public  health  problems.  In  the  last  few  years 
there  has  developed  in  our  large  cities  a  keen  interest  in  the  bacteria 
of  the  city  milk 
supply.  Today 
there  is  no  more 
important  sub 
ject  affecting 
the  milk  pro- 
ducer, distribu- 
tor or  consumer 
than  their  rela- 
tions to  the  bac- 
teria    of    milk, 

and  public  health  ofificials  are  also  recognizing  the  subject  as  one  of 
which  they  must  take  cognizance.  All  dairy  students  to-day  must 
learn  the  facts  which  are  known,  and  no  dairy  course  is  complete 
without  a  full  consideration  of  this  subject. 

This  book  is  designed  to  meet  this  growing  demand.  It  consists 
of  two  parts.  The  first  is  a  general  discussion  of  all  phases  of  bac- 
teria associated  with  milk  products  and  their  relation  to  public  prob- 
lems. The  second  is  an  outline  of  a  series  of  experiments  for  stu- 
dents, so  designed  that  one  who  has  been  through  them  will  not 
only  have  a  practical  knowledge  of  bacteria  and  bacteriological 
methods,  but  will  be  able  to  carry  out  all  the  work  of  bacteriological 
analysis  of  milk  products  that  may  be  needed  either  in  a  dairy,  a 
creamery,  or  a  sanitary  laboratory.  The  book  is  thus  especially 
adapted  to  meet  the  needs  of  students  in  dairying,  or  any  to  whom 
a  practical  knowledge  of  bacteriological  methods  as  relating  to  milk 
is  of  value.  The  book  is  strictly  up-to-date  and  contains  the  most 
recently  determined  facts  in  the  newest  methods.  It  represents  the 
rounding  out  of  the  ripe  experience  of  Dr.  Conn.  No  classroom, 
laboratory  or  library  will  be  complete  without  it. 

Fully  illustrated,  5  1-2x8  inches,  340  pages.     Cloth.     Price,  $1.25 


First  Lessons  in  Dairying 

By  HUBERT  E.  VAN  NORMAN 

Prtfesstr  Dairy  Husbandry,  School  of  Agriculture,  Ptnnsylvania  State  College 

THIS  Splendid  little  book  has  been  written  from  a  practical  point  of  view  to 
fill  a  place  in  dairy  literature  long  needed.  It  is  designed  primarily  as  a 
practical  guide  to  successful  dairying,  an  elementary  textbook  for  colleges 
and  for  use  especially  in  short  course  classes.  It  .embodies  underlying  prin- 
ciples involved  in  the  handling  of  milk,  delivery  to  factory,  shipping  station  and 
the  manufacture  of  butter  on  the  farm.  It  is  written  in  a  simple,  popular  way, 
being  free  from  technical  terms  and  is  easily  understood  by  the  average  farm 
boy.  It  is  adapted  to  meet  farm  conditions,  explains  reason  why,  covers  the 
relationship  of  bacteriology  and  chemistry,  the  foundation  sciences  of  modern 
dairying,  besides  treating  fully  ordinary  conditions  found  on  the  farm  and  in 
the  dairy.  In  fact,  it  answers  the  questions  in  detail  which  confront  the  prac- 
tical dairyman  daily.  It  covers  those  necessary  details  regarding  secretion  of 
milk,  methods  of  cooling,  creaming,  cream  ripening,  churning,  turning,  working 
and  packing  the  finished  product  for  market.  Practical  details  involved  in  the 
marketing  of  milk  and  cream  are  given.-  The  use  of  the  Babcock  test  is  illus- 
trated and  fully  explained.  The  book  is  just  the  thing  for  the  everyday  dairy- 
man and  should  be  in  the  hands  of  every  farmer  in  the  country. 

Illustrated,  5x7  inches,  100  pages.     Cloth.     Net  50  Cents 

.A  Practical  Guide  to  Successful  Dairy  Management 

By  C.  L.  PECK 

THE  introductory  chapter  of  this  book  consists  of  a  minute  description  of 
the  far  famed  model  dairy  farm  of  Rev.  J.  D.  Detrich,  near  Philadelphia, 
Pa.  Never  perhaps  has  the  description  of  any  farm  caused  a  more 
profound  sensation  in  the  agricultural  world.  This  article,  which  originally 
appeared  in  American  Agriculturist,  is  out  of  print  and  no  longer  obtainable; 
it  is  reprinted  herewith  by  numerous  requests.  On  this  farm  of  15  acres 
which  20  years  ago  could  not  maintain  one  horse  and  two  cows,  there  were 
kept  27  dairy  cattle,  in  addition  to  two  horses.  All  the  roughage,  litter,  bed- 
ding, etc.  necessary  for  these  animals  was  grown  on  these  15  acres,  more  than 
most  farmers  could  accomplish  on  100  acres.  A  description  of  this  plain,  un- 
pretentious little  farm  sounds  almost  like  a  fairy  tale,  and  yet  it  is  nothing  but 
plain,  clear  facts  of  the  truth  of  which  anyone  can  convince  himself. 

The  author  of  this  volume  is  a  well  known,  practical  dairyman,  who  has 
made  dairying  a  marked  success  and  who,  in  this  volume,  gives  such  practical 
hints  on  dairying  as  will  enable  the  reader  to  improve  his  methods,  better  his 
conditions  and  more  nearly  attain  that  point  in  business  known  as  success.  The 
treatment  of  the  entire  subject  is  thoroughly  practical  in  every  detail,  being 
principally  a  description  of  the  methods  practiced  by  the  author,  and  which 
after  a  lifetime  of  experience  and  study  he  has  found  most  advantageous.  Yet 
the  scientific  bearing  on  the  subject  has  not  been  neglected,  as  the  author  has 
availed  himself  of  all  the  most  recent  discoveries  and  advancements  in  science, 
thus  making  the  work  authoritative,  practically  as  well  as  scientifically. 

Separate  chapters  are  devoted  to  the  importance  of  the  dairy,  physiology 
and  secretion  of  milk,  future  of  dairying,  dairy  breeds,  selection  of  a  breed,  the 
dairy  cow  and  the  dairy  sire,  dairy  standard,  care  and  feed  of  the  dairy  cow, 
care  of  the  calf,  milking,  when  to  have  cows  come  fresh,  feeds  and  their  value, 
care  of  the  milk,  device  for  ripening  cream,  churning,  marketing  dairy  butter, 
the  dairy  barn,  silo  and  silage,  miscellaneous  topics,  necessary  appliances, 
general  hints,  dairy  remedies. 

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The  Business  of  Dairying 

By  CLARENCE  B.  LANE,  B.S. 

Assistant  Chief  Dairy  Division  U.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture 

THE  author  of  this  practical 
little  book  is  to  be  congrat- 
ulated on  the  successful 
manner  in  which  he  has  treated 
so  important  a  subject.  It  has 
been  prepared  for  the  use  of 
dairy  students,  producers  and 
handlers  of  milk  and  all  who 
make  dairying  a  business.  Its 
purpose  is  to  present  in  a  clear 
and  concise  manner  various  bus- 
iness methods  and  systems 
which  will  help  the  dairyman  to 
reap  greater  profits. 

While  much  has  been  written 
on  the  subject  of  dairying,  there 
is  a  lack  of  simple,  practical, 
common-sense  information. 
This  book  meets  the  needs  of 
the  average  dairy  farmer  and  if 
carefully  followed  will  lead  to 
successful  dairying.  It  may 
also  be  used  as  an  elementary 
textbook  for  colleges  and  espe- 
cially in  short  course  classes. 

The  average  farmer  is  not  a 
business  man.  There  is  no  rea- 
son why  he  should  not  be.  The 
book  aims  to  teach  the  dairy 
farmer  that  his  occupation  must 
be  conducted  on  business  principles  and  that  in  his  business,  as  in  any  other,  an 
accurate  account  of  receipts  and  expenditures  must  be  kept  in  order  to  determine 
where  profits  are  made  or  losses  occur.  Simple  methods  for  keeping  these  records 
and  accounts  of  all  kinds  needed  on  the  farm  have  been  presented  and  in  as  many 
instances  as  possible  the  forms  and  methods  themselves  have  been  used  instead  of 
descriptions  of  them. 

No  book  has  been  written  which  touches  on  so  many  practical  phases  of 
dairying. 

In  Part  I  just  enough  is  said  about  "The  Soil"  to  show  the  dairymen  liow  to 
keep  a  record  of  the  income  and  outgo  of  the  elements  of  fertility  and  to  maintain 
productiveness.  In  Part  II  are  discussed  various  systems  of  cropping.  A  succes- 
sion of  soiling  crops  is  outlined  in  detail  for  50  full-grown  animals  for  one  year. 

Part  III  tells  the  dairyman  how  to  select  and  maintain  his  herd,  keep  proper 
milk  records  and  determine  profits  and  losses. 

In  Part  IV  the  intricate  problem  of  feeding  the  herd  is  solved  in  so  simple  a 
manner  that  the  dairyman  cannot  fail  to  put  it  into  practical  use. 

Under  Part  V  dairy  products  are  discussed  and  the  best  metliods  of  handling 
them,  from  cow  to  consumer.  Particular  attention  is  given  to  the  market  milk 
producer  and  to  problems  in  sanitation.  The  importance  of  winter  dairj-ing  is  also 
given  attention. 

Part  VI.  Sales.  Business  methods  in  retailing  milk,  simple  forms  of  accounts, 
etc.,  are  carefully  described,  also  the  comparative  profits  from  the  sale  of  different 
.dairy  products.     Advertising  and  bookkeeping  on  the  farm  are  also  treated. 

Part  VII  deals  with  many  subjects  which  affect  the  dair>'man's  profits. 

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A  Handbook  for  Farmers  and  Dairymen 

By  F.  W.  Woll.  This  book  teaches 
you  how  to  balance  rations,  test  cows, 
reckon  percentages  of  fat,  compound 
fertilizers;  in  fact,  every  variety  of 
farm  knowledge  has  had  the  kernel 
picked  out  and  placed  in  a  dainty  dish 
before  you.  Illustrated.  375  pages. 
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Principles  and  Practice  of  Butter  Making 

By  G.  L.  McKay  and  C.  Larson.  A 
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A  B  C  in  Cheese  Making 

By  /.  H.  Monrad.  A  short  manual 
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French  cream  cheese,  Neufchatel  and 
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sands of  farmers'  wives  and  daughters 
who  cannot  attend  a  dairy  school  but 
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Clean  Milk 

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book  the  author  sets  forth  practical 
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Milk  and  Its  Products 

By  Henry  H.  Wing.  A  treatise  upon 
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well  as  the  dairy  student.  In  a  con- 
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author  treats  upon  the  secretion,  com- 
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tation, marketing,  separation  and  ripen- 
ing of  cream,  churning,  finishing  and 
marketing  butter,  milk  for  cheese  making, 
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A  Dairy  Laboratory  Guide 

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the  successful  dairyman  must  study  his 
business  from  a  purely  scientific  point 
of  view,  and  in  this  book  the  scientific 
principles,  upon  which  dairy  industry  is 
based,  are  stated  clearly  and  simply,  and 
wherever  it  is  possible  these  principles 
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Keeping  One  Cow 

Edited  by  M.  C.  Weld  and  Manly 
Miles.  This  volume  is  designed  to 
show  the  utility  of  every  family — where 
it  is  at  all  practical — keeping  its  own 
cow.  Soil,  crops,  stables,  care  of  ma- 
nure, soiling,  care  of  cow  and  calf,  and 
every  conceivable  point  connected  with 
the  subject,  are  treated  of  under  a  score 
of  different  circumstances,  and  bring 
to  the  reader  a  variety  of  methods  from 
which  to  select.  As  the  testimony 
given  is  that  of  the  actual  experience 
of  practical  men  the  value  of  this  work 
to  those  who  keep  or  intend  to  keep  one 
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Prindples  of  Modem  Dairy  Practice 

By  G.  Gotenfelt,  translated  by  F.  A. 
Woll.  This  valuable  book  gives  all 
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most  recent  discoveries  and  the  methods 
now  in  vogue  among  the  successful 
dairymen  of  the  Scandinavian  national- 
ities. The  reputation  attained  by  the 
dairy  products  of  these  countries  in 
Europe  renders  their  work  along  this 
line  of  great  value  to  progressive 
American  dairymen.  Illustrated.  5x7 
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The  Dairyman's  Manual 

By  Henry  Sieivart.  A  practical  treatise 
on  the  dairy,  including  the  selection  of 
the  farm,  the  cultivation  of  crops,  the  se- 
lection and  breeding  of  cows,  manage- 
ment of  the  milk,  making  butter  and 
cheese,  and  the  treatment  of  diseases  in- 
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Modern  Methods  of  Testing 
Milk    and    Milk    Products 

A  Handbook  Prepared  for  the  Use  of  Dairy  Students,  Butter- 
Makers,  Cheese-Makers,  Producers  of  Milk,  Operators  of  Con- 
denseries,  Managers  of  Milk  Shipping  Stations,  Milk  Inspectors, 
Physicians,  etc.,  etc. 

By  LUCIUS  L.  VAN  SLYKE 

Chemist  of  the  New  York  Agricultural  Exfierim*nt  Station 


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'HIS  book  should  be  in  the 
hands  of  every  dairyman, 
teacher,  and  student.  It  con- 
tains a  comprehensive  discussion  of 
the  chemistry  of  cow's  milk,  em- 
bodying the  most  recently  developed 
facts.  The  numerical  data  given  are 
fresh  and  largely  at  first  hand,  rep- 
resenting American  conditions,  in- 
stead of  being  stale,  miscellaneous 
data  taken  from  European  sources, 
so  much  of  which  has  little  applica- 
tion or  value  for  American  dairy- 
men. Some  errors  that  have  been 
long  incorporated  in  dairy  literature 
on  the  composition  of  milk  are  here 
corrected.  The  publishers  are  aware 
that  the  author's  long-continued 
study  of  the  chemistry  of  milk  has 
made  him  a  recognized  authority  in  this  field,  and  has  peculiarly  fitted  him  to 
treat  this  subject  in  a  satisfactory  manner. 

The  various  methods  of  testing  milk  and  its  products  are  brought  up  to 
date;  they  are  presented  in  the  most  concise  manner  that  is  consistent  with 
completeness,  clearness,  and  accuracy,  irrelevant  matter  is  omitted.  The  aim 
has  been  to  include  all  necessary  material  and  omit  all  that  is  unnecessary. 

After  the  description  of  the  details  of  each  method,  there  follows  a  brief 
summary  in  short,  sharp  statements  that  stick  in  the  mind  and  enable  the  stu- 
dent to  grasp  almost  at  a  glance  the  essential  steps  to  be  followed,  and  the 
important  precautions  to  be  observed. 

Considerable  new  matter  is  presented.  The  portion  on  "Methods  of  Test- 
ing and  Scoring  Butter,  Cheese,  Milk,  etc.,"  is  a  feature  that  will  commend  itself 
to  dairy  teachers,  students,  and  inspectors.  Several  valuable  tests,  easy  of 
execution,  are  given  for  the  detection  of  renovated  butter,  of  oleomargarine,  and 
of  other  adulterants  of  dairy  products.  Methods  are  given  for  the  determi- 
nation of  fat  in  the  milk  powders  which  are  recently  coming  into  the  market,  and 
which  are  destined  to  be  of  great  commercial  importance  to  dairymen. 

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have  occasion  to  use  it  most. 

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Questions  and  Answers  on  Milk 
and  Milk  Testing 

By  Chas.  A.  Pabto<zv  and  Hugh  C.  Troy. 
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Questions  and  Answers  on 
Buttermaking 

By  Cha.s.  A.  Pubto^w.  This  book  is 
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dairy  books,  and  is  undoubtedly  in  a 
class  by  itself.  The  entire  subject  of 
buttermaking  in  all  its  branches  has 
been  most  thoroughly  treated,  and  many 
new  and  important  features  have  been 
added.  The  tests  for  moisture,  salt  and 
acid  have  received  special  attention,  as 
have  also  the  questions  on  cream  sep- 
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Cheese  Making 

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Guenon  on  Milch  Cows 

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the  bovine  species  in  general.  Trans- 
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tion. It  embodies  Guenon's  very  latest 
views,  and  such  changes  in  and  addi- 
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rience has  taught  him  were  needed. 
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Cheese  Making  in  Switzerland 

By  /.  H.  Monrad.  Giving  complete 
and  exact  descriptions  of  Emmenthaler, 
Gruyere,  Saanen,  Battelmatt,  Spalen, 
Swiss,  Pfister  Skim,  Schabzieger,  Vach- 
in,  Geisskaese,  as  well  as  the  American 
Swiss,  brick  and  Limburger  cheese. 
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Common  Sense  Ideas  for  Dairymen 

By  George  H.  Blake.  An  exposition 
of  the  methods  pursued  by  the  most 
practical  and  successful  dairymen  in 
the  Elgin  district,  embracing  instruc- 
tion in  selection,  feeding  and  care  of 
dairy  cattle,  corn  and  clover  culture, 
care  of  milk  and  cream  testing  and 
cheese  and  butter  making  in  the  fac- 
tory and  on  the  farm.  The  entire  tone 
of  the  work  is  intensely  practical,  and 
while  the  methods  described  are  prin- 
cipally those  of  the  Elgin  district,  its 
main  teachings  are  equally  valuable 
and  applicable  anywhere.  Illustrated. 
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Dairy  Chemistry 

By  Harry  Snyder.  The  book  incor- 
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tant recent  investigations  in  dairying, 
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influence  of  different  foods  upon  the 
quantity  of  milk  and  dairy  products, 
and  on  the  rational  feeding  of  dairy 
stock;  while  in  an  appendix  is  given 
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The  Farm  Dcury 

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ABC  in  Butter  Making 

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Pasteurization  and  Milk  Preservation 

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The  Management  and 
Feeding  of  Cattle 


By  PROF.  THOMAS   SHAW 


THE  place  for  this  book  will  be  at  once  apparent  when  it  is  stated  that  it  is 
the  first  book  that  has  ever  been  written  which  discusses  the  manage- 
ment and  feeding  of  cattle,  from  the  birth  of  the  calf  until  it  has  fulfilled 
its  mission  in  life,  whether  on  the  block  or  at  the  pail. 

The  twenty-one  chapters  contained  in  the  book  dwell  upon  every  phase  of 
cattle  production  under  arable  conditions.  The  proper  food  and  management 
for  the  calf,  whether  reared  on  the  dam  or  by  hand,  are  given  in  minute  detail. 
The  care  and  food  suitable  for  cattle  from  calfhood  on  to  the  producing  period 
is  discussed  in  all  its  phases. 

The  book  follows  beef  cattle  during  every  phase  of  the  finishing  period, 
whether  finished  as  baby  beef,  or  matured  on  pasture,  or  in  the  stall,  and  it 
follows  the  animals  until  final  disposal  at  the  stock  yards.  It  treats  of  every 
phase  of  the  management  and  food  suitable  for  cows,  summer  and  winter,  to 
whatever  class  they  may  belong,  and  from  the  time  of  the  first  conception  un- 
til they  are  sent  to  the  block. 

It  discusses  the  management  and  food  suitable  for  bulls.  It  dwells  upon  the 
selection  and  fitting  of  cattle  for  the  fairs;  upon  the  protection  suitable  summer 
and  winter,  and  upon  the  insect  pests  which  prey  upon  cattle,  and  the  diseases  to 
which  they  are  subjected,  and  the  best  known  methods  of  dealing  with  these. 

Such  a  book,  in  the  absence  of  any  other  in  its  line,  should  be  indispensable 
to  the  student  of  the  agricultural  college  and  to  every  one  who  keeps  cattle, 
howsoever  or  wheresoever  he  may  be  situated. 

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Shorthorn  Cattle 

By  Alvin  H.  Sanders.  A  series  of 
historical  sketches,  memoirs  and  rec- 
ords of  the  Shorthorn  breed  and  its 
development.  The  leading  chapters  treat 
upon  the  old  Shorthorn  country  and 
its  cattle;  development  of  the  improved 
type;  foundation  of  the  Booth,  Bates, 
and  other  herds;  first  importations  to 
America  and  their  development  in  va- 
rious localities;  the  birth  of  a  boom; 
an  era  of  expansion;  a  golden  age;  a 
turn  of  the  tide;  closing  events  of  the 
century;  closing  with  "the  lamp  of  ex- 
perience," comprising  inbreeding,  regis- 
tration, color,  handling,  quality,  consti- 
tution, management;  dignity  of  the 
breeder's  calling,  and  a  glimpse  of  the 
future.  Illustrated.  5x7  inches.  872 
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Types  and  Breeds  of  Farm  Aiumals 

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The  Art  of  Horseshoeing 

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Sdentific  Horseshoeing  for  the  Different 
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Diseases  of  Horses  and  Cattle 

By  Dr.  D.  Mcintosh,  V.S.,  professor 
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90 


The  Shepherd^s  Manual 

A  PRACTICAL  TREATISE  ON  SHEEP 

Designed  Especially  for  American  Shepherds 


By  HENRY  STEWART 


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THIS  Manual  is  designed  to  be  a  handbook  for  American  shepherds  and 
farmers.  It  is  intended  to  be  so  plain  that  a  farmer,  or  a  farmer's  son, 
who  has  never  kept  a  sheep,  may  learn  from  its  pages  how  to  manage  a 
flock  successfully,  and  to  be  so  complete  that  even  the  experienced  shepherd 
may  gather  some  suggestions  from  it.  The  results  of  the  author's  personal 
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finally  gathered  into  the  shape  in  which  they  are  here  presented  to  the  shep- 
herds of  America,  with  the  hope  that  they  may  be  acceptable  and  useful  to 
them  as  they  would  have  been  when  he  first  undertook  the  care  of  a  flock. 

CONTENTS 


Chapter  I— The  Sheep  as  an  Industrial  Prod- 
uct 

Chapter  II— The  Summer  Management  of  a 
Flock 

Chapter  III— Management  of  Ewes  and  Lambs 

Chapter  IV— Winter  Management  of  Sheep 


Chapter  V— Breeding  and  Breeds  of  Sheep 
Chapter  VI— The  Structure  and  Uses  of  AVool 
Chapter  VII— The  Anatomy  and  Diseases  of 

the  Sheep 
Chapter  VIII— Localities  in  the  United  States 

Suitable  for  Sheep  Raising 


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92 


FEEDING  FARM  ANIMALS 

The  Most  Teachable  Book 
by  Far  Ever  Written  on  the  Subject  of  Feeding 

By  PROF.  THOMAS  SHAW 

Author  of  "  The  Study  of  Breeds, "  "Animal  Breeding, "  Etc. 

THE  author  has  succeeded  in 
giving  in  regular  and  orderly 
sequence,  and  in  language  so  / 
simple  that  a  child  can  understand  ' 
it,  the  principles  that  govern  the  sci- 
ence and  practice  of  feeding  farm 
animals.  This  book  is  intended  alike 
for  the  student  of  the  Agricultural 
college  and  the  farmer.  It  is  the 
first  attempt  of  the  kind  that  has 
ever  been  made,  and  even  a  hasty 
consideration  of  the  plan  and  scope 
of  the  work  will  show  its  pre- 
eminently valuable  character.  The 
simple,  natural,  orderly  and  com- 
prehensive character  of  the  treat- 
ment of  an  involved  and  many-sided 
subject   is    evidenced    even    in    the 


following    condensed 


contents: 


XII.— Food  from  Cereals  and  Other  Seeds. 

XIII.—  "        "     By  Products. 

XIV.—    ','        "     Pastures. 

XV. —      "        "     Koots  and  Cereals. 

XVI.— Preparing  Foods  for  Feeding. 
PART  IV. 

XVII.— Considerations  that  Eelate  to  Meat 
Production. 

XVIII.— Considerations  that  Relate  to  Milk 
Production. 

XIX.— Considerations  that  Relate  to  General 
Feeding. 

XX.— Considerations  that  Relate  to  Care  of 
Domestic  Animals. 

XXI.— Considerations  Miscellaneous  in  Char- 
acter. 


I.— Live  Stock  and  Successful  Farming. 

PART  I. 
II.— Principles  that  Govern  SelectingAnimals. 
III.—       "  "         "       Foods. 

IV.—        "  "         "       Development, 

v.—         "  "         "       Habit. 

VI.—       "  "  Relate  to  Restfulness. 

VII.—      "  "        "       "  Prolonged    Use- 

fulness. 
VIII.—    "  "        "       "  Pregnancy. 

PART  II. 
IX.— The  Value  of  Type  in  Domestic  Animals. 
X.— Principles  that  Govern  the  Feeding  of 
Foods. 

PART  III. 
XL— Food  from  Cured  Fodders. 

In  Part  I,  the  principles  that  relate  to  successful  feeding  which  have  the 
strength  of  law  are  discussed.  They  must  be  observed  if  success  is  to  fol- 
low. It  is  the  first  attempt  that  has  ever  been  made  to  state  these  principles 
in  a  collective  manner.  In  Part  II,  type  is  dwelt  upon,  not  as  is  ordinarily  done 
with  reference  to  the  finished  animal,  but  to  the  animal  to  be  finished  or  de- 
veloped, and  the  principles  that  govern  the  feeding  of  foods  is  presented  in  a 
way  that  attracts  to  rather  than  repels  from  this  difficult  subject.  The  pre- 
eminently distinguishing  feature  of  Part  III,  which  treats  of  Foods  and  Fodders, 
consists  in  conciseness  and  comprehensiveness  of  statements,  all  that  is  said 
of  any  one  food  with  reference  to  feeding  different  farm  animals,  is  stated  in 
continuity.  The  method  of  treatment  in  Part  IV  is  unique.  Its  divisions  are 
an  aggregation  of  considerations  that  apply  to  the  various  phases  of  feeding, 
each  of  which  is  important,  but  which  have  not  in  most  instances  the  strength 
of  law.  In  all  other  books  written  on  feeding,  these  can  only  be  gathered 
inferentially  and  after  long  and  varied  study. 

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which  he  has  accomplished  a  most  difficult  task.  His  book  is  unquestionably 
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understanding  of  the  treatment  of  the 
special  diseases  described,  and  which 
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animal  is  heir.  In  the  treatment  of  hog 
cholera  and  other  diseases  which  in 
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94 


SWINE  IN  AMERICA 

^A    Text-Book    for    the 
Breeder,  Feeder  &  Student 

By  F.  D.  COBURN 

Secretary  Kansas  Department  of  Agriculture 

A  MAN  who  breathes  opti- 
mism in  every  breath,  who 
loves  agriculture  above 
personal  preferment,  who  studies 
the  problems  of  the  farm  day  and 
night,  is  F.  D.  Coburn  of  Kansas. 
He  stands,  today,  the  greatest 
authority  on  alfalfa.  His  great 
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hogs  weighed  and  discussed  in  this  important  work,  down  to  the  hour  of 
publication. 

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up and  treatment.  When  one  considers  the  immense  business  involved  in  the 
swine  industry,  he  at  once  recognizes  the  need  of  a  trained,  level-headed 
spokesman  for  the  duty.  This  man. we  have  in  this  author.  We  have  his  wide 
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An  idea  of  the  treatment  and  subject  matter  will  be  had  from  a  glance  at 
the   following   condensed  table   of  contents: 

I.  Swine  in  America 

n.  The  Breeder  and  Breeding 

m.  Breeds:  Popularity  and  Distribution 

IV.  Breeds  and  Types 

V.  Practical  Points  in  Breeding 

VI.  The  Boar :  His  Selection  and  Management 

VU.  The  Sow :  Her  Selection  and  Management 

Vni.  Pigs :  Weaning  and  Growth 

IX.  Pasturing  and  Soiling 

X.  AHaUa  and  Swine 

XI.  Succulent  and  Bulky  Feeds ;  Roots  and  Tubers 

Xn.  Indian  Corn:  The  Pork-Maker's  Mainstay 

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Xm.  Feeding  and  Fattening 

XrV.  Wheat,  Other  Grains  and  Ground  Feeds 

XV.  Feeding  Bv-Products 

XVI.  Water,  Slop  and  Swill 

XVTI.  Swine  in  Connection  with  Dairying 

XVm.  Hog  Houses  and  Pens 

XIX.  Sanitation  in  the  Hog  Lot 

XX.  Castration 

XXI.  Slaughtering  and  Curing 

XXII.  Razor-Backs  Not  Cholera-Proof  or  Profitable 

XXm.  The  More  Common  Diseases 


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FEEDS  AND  FEEDING 

A  Hand-Book  for  the   Student  and 
Stockman 

By  W.  A.  HENRY 

Emeritus  Professor  of  Agriculture,    formerly  Deaa 

of  the  College  of  Agriculture  and  Director  of 

the  Agricultural  Experiment  Station, 

University  of  Wisconsin 

"The  New  Feeds  and  Feeding,"  a  well  printed 
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helpful  language.  The  information  has  been 
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the   information. 

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Animal  Breeding 

By  THOMAS  SHAW 

Professor  of  Animal  Husbandry  of  the  University  of  Minnesota. 

THIS  book  is,  beyond  all  compari- 
son, the  most  complete  and  com- 
prehensive  work   ever    published 
on  the  subject  of  which  it  treats.     It 
is  the  first  book  of  the  kind  ever  given 
to  the  world  which    has    systematized 
the  subject  of  animal  breeding.     It  in- 
cludes thirty  chapters,  each  of  which 
treats  of  some  particular  phase  of  the 
subject.     The  leading  laws  which  gov- 
ern this  most  intricate  question  the  au- 
thor has  boldly  defined  and  authorita- 
tively arranged.    The  chapters  which  he 
has  written  on  the  more  involved  fea- 
tures of  the  subject,  as  sex  and  the 
relative  influence  of  parents,  should  go 
far  toward  setting  at  rest  the  wildly 
speculative  views  cherished  with  refer- 
ence to  these  questions.     The  striking 
originality  in  the  treatment  of  the  sub- 
ject is   no   less   conspicuous   than  the 
superb  order  and  regular  sequence  of 
thought  from  the  beginning  to  the  end 
of  the  book.    Even  a  hasty  examination 
must  convince  the  reader  that  the  author  has  handled  a  difficult  and  complex 
subject  in  a  way  that  brings  it  down  to  the  level  of  the  comprehension  of 
everyone.    A  careful  reading  impresses  one  still  more  with  the  notable  charac- 
ter of  this  work.    The  book  is  intended  to  meet  the  needs  of  the  teachers  of 
Animal  Husbandry,  the  students  of  agricultural  colleges  and  all  persons  inter- 
ested in  the  breeding  and  rearing  of  live  stock.  Animal  Breeding  is  the  one 
book  upon  this  all-important  subject.    It  is  the  ripe  result  of  a  lifetime  of  prac- 
tical experience,  scientific  experiment  and  wide  observation. 

TABLE  OF  CONTENTS 


Chapter  I— Breeding  Live  Stocli 

Chapter  II— A  Standard  of  Excellence 

Chapter  III— The  Law  That  Like  Produces 
Like 

Chapter  IV— The  Law  on  Principle  of  Varia- 
tion 

Chapter  V— The  Law  of  Atavism 

Chapter  VI— Heredity  of  Normal,  Abnormal 
and  Acquired  Characters 

ChapterVII— Heredity  of  Diseases 

Chapter  VIII— The  Law  of  Correlation 

Chapter  IX— Prepotency 

Chapter  X— In-and-in  Breeding 

Chapter  XI— Line  Breeding 

Chapter  XII— Fecundity 

Chapter  XII  [—The  Eelative  Influence  of  Pa- 
rents 

Chapter  XIV— The  Influence  of  a  Previous 
Impregnation 

Chapter  XV— Intra-Uterine  Influences. 


Chapter  XVI— Influences  That  AfiEect  the  De- 
termination of  Sex 

Chapter  XVII— Nutrition 

Chapter  XVIII— Quality  in  Live  Stock 

Chapter  XIX— The  Coat  and  Influences  Which 
Affect  It 

Chapter  XX— The  Influence  of  Artificial  Con- 
ditions 

Chapter  XXI— Earlv  Maturity 

Chapter  XXII— Pedigree 

Chapter  XXIII— Animal  Form  as  an  Index  of 
Qualities 

Chapter  XXIV— Selection 

Chapter  XXV— Cross-Breeding 

Chapter  XXVI— Improvement  Through  Grad- 
ing 

Chapter  XXVII— Forming  New  Breeds 

Chapter  XVIII— The  Influence  of  Environ- 
ment 

Chapter  XXIX— Castration  and  Spaying 

Chapter  XXX— Mating  Animals 


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97 


The  Study  of  Breeds 

By  THOMAS  SHAW 

Professor  of  Animal  Husbandry  at  the  University  of  Minnesota 

THIS  great  work  gives  the  origin  and  history  of  all  the  pedigreed  breeds  of 
cattle,  sheep  and  swine  now  found  in  America,  in  a  manner  at  once  brief, 
comprehensive  and  in  regular  sequence.  It  also  deals  with  their  present 
distribution.  It  treats  of  the  characteristics  of  each  breed,  showing  relative 
size,  adaptability,  early  maturity,  feeding  and  breeding  qualities,  and  uses  in 
crossing  and  grading.  It  also  gives  relative  milk  production  in  cattle  and  wool 
production  in  sheep.  It  gives  the  recognized  standards  or  scales  of  points 
where  these  exist,  and  where  they  do  not  standards  are  submitted.  It  is  a 
summary  of  condensations,  stated  in  a  manner  at  once  clear,  concise,  compre- 
hensive and  exact.  The  time  occupied  in  preparing  this  book  has  covered  a 
large  portion  of  12  years.  Illustrations  are  given  of  male  and  female  animals 
of  each  breed  that  are  true  to  the  type.  For  farmer,  breeder  or  student,  the 
book  is  the  one  complete  and  reliable  guide. 


Part  1— Breeds  of  Cattle 

The  origin,  classification  and  indications  of 
correct  form  and  function  common  to  tlie  beef 
breeds,  dairy  breeds  and  dual-purpose  cattle 
are  here  fully  and  concisely  treated  upon. 
Each  one  of  these  classes  is  taken  up  sepa^ 
rately,  given  the  origin  and  history,  distribu- 
tion, leading  characteristics  and  principal 
points  of  each  breed. 

Part  2 — Breeds  of  Sheep 

In  this  section  are  described  the  various 
breeds  of  sheep,  their  introduction  into 
America,their  improvement  and  classification, 


and  leading  essentials  as  to  form  and  wool. 
Each  breed  of  fine  wooled,  medium  wooled 
and  long  wooled  classes  is  treated  separately. 
in  the  same  careful  and  accurate  manner  that 
has  been  followed  with  cattle. 

Part  3 — Breeds  of  Swine 

This  part  of  the  work  is  devoted  to  the 
breeds  of  swine,  the  origin  of  the  domestic 
races,  their  improvement,  classification  and 
leading  essentials  as  to  form.  The  various 
breeds  are  classed  as  large  breeds,  medium 
breeds  and  small  breeds.  Their  origin,  his- 
tory, characteristics  and  principal  points  are 
all  treated  separately  and  exhaustively 


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THE  FARMER'S  VETERINARIAN 

A  Practical  Treatise  on  the  Diseases  of  Farm  Stock.     Containing  Brief  and  Popular  Advice  on  the 

Nature,  Cause  and  Treatment  of  Disease,  the  Common  Ailments  and  the  Care  and 

Management  of  Stock  When  Sick. 

By  CHARLES  WILLIAM  BURKETT 

Editor  American  Agriculturist 

Aided  hy  the  following  veterinary  contributors:  Dr.  Veranns  A.  Moore,  Cximcll  University;  Dr.  Francis 
a.  Schoenlebcr,  Kansas  State  Agricultural  College;  Dr.  Alexander  S.  Alexander,  University  of  Wiscon- 
sin; Dr.  Donald  Mcintosh,  University  of  Illinois;  Dr.  Tate  Butler,  State  Veterinarian  of  North  Caro- 
hna;  Dr.  Robert  Al  Craig,  Purdue  University;  Dr.  Austin  Peters.  State  Veterinarian  of  Massachusetts' 
Dr.    M.vron   H.    Reynolds,    University   of   Minnesota;  Dr.   (Juy  A.    Roberts,   North   Carolina  A    &  M     Col- 


lege; Dr.  Charles  F.  Dawson,  Delaware  College;  Dr.  Clarence  L.  Barnes.  Colorado  Agricultural  College 
Dr.  Leonard  VV.  Goss.  Kansas  State  Agricultural  College;  Dr.  C.  D.  Smead,  New  York  Practicing 
Veterinariaa  and  Dr.  Lowerty  L.  Levris,  Oklahoma  A.   &   M.    College. 


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Introduction.— Facing  Disease  on  the  Farm 
Chapter  I.— How  the  Animal  Bodv  is  Formed 
Chapter  II. — Some  Physiologj-  You  Ought  to  Know 
Chapter  III.— Teeth  As  An  Indication  of  Age 
Chapter   IV. — Examining    Animals    for    Soundness    and 
Health 


Chapter  T.— Wounds  and  Their  Treatment 
Chapter  VI.— Making  a  Post  Mortem  Examination 
Chapter  VII.— Common  Sledicines  and  Their  Actions 
Chapter  ^^^.— Meaning  of  Disease 
Chapter  IX. — Diagnosis    and  Treatment  ol  Disease 
Chapter  X. — Diseases  of  Farm  Animals 


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The  Mysteries  of 

BEE-KEEPING 

Explained 

Combininsr  the   Results  of   Fifty  Years'  Experience  with  the   Latest   Discoveries 
and  Inventions,  and  Presenting  the  Most  Approved  Methods,  Forming 

A   Complete   Guide   to   Successful   Bee-Culture 

By  L.  C.  ROOT 

WHEN  the  first  work  of  Mr.  Quinby  appeared  in  1866,  it  marked  a  great 
advance  in  the  literature  of  the  Apiary,  and  at  once  became  the  stand- 
ard authority.  Very  soon  after  its  issue,  the  process  of  extracting 
honey  was  introduced,  and  almost  revolutionized  the  practice  of  bee-keeping; 
this  had  hardly  become  an  established  success  when  comb  foundation  de- 
manded attention,  and  required  other  modifications  of  former  methods.  These 
great  improvements  were  tested,  simplified,  and  adopted  by  Mr.  Quinby,  and 
with  a  view  to  present  these  and  other  new  methods  he  was  planning  a  new 
volume,  when  his  sudden  death  occurred,  at  the  age  of  65.  Thus  was  arrested 
a  career  of  nearly  half  a  century,  during  which  he  had  devoted  himself  to  the 
improvement  and  development  of  bee  culture,  all  the  fruits  of  which,  in  dis- 
coveries and  inventions,  were  freely  given  to  his  fellow-laborers  and  the  public. 
Though  Mr.  Quinby  was  prevented  from  preparing  his  contemplated  new 
work,  the  results  of  his  later  years  of  labor  are  not  lost.  The  work  fell  into 
the  hands  of  Mr.  L.  C.  Root,  his  son-in-law,  as  well  as  his  business  associate 
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ciation, and  he  now  properly  succeeds  Mr.  Quinby  in  literature,  as  well  as  in 
business.  Indeed  it  is  fortunate  that  the  unfinished  task  of  Mr.  Quinby  has 
fallen  into  the  hands  of  one  who  was  so  familiar  with  his  methods  and  thought; 
while  he  presents  Mr.  Quinby's  later  views,  as  none  other  could  have  done,  he 
greatly  increases  the  value  of  the  work  by  adding  largely  from  the  results  of 
his  own  extended  experience.  It  has  not  been  found  practicable  to  indicate 
which  of  the  new  matter  is  by  Mr.  Quinby,  or  which  by  Mr.  Root,  as  the  record 
is  often  of  their  united  experience;  both  being  more  desirous  of  establishing 
useful  facts  than  of  claiming  the  credit  of  their  discovery. 


CONTENTS 


PREFACE. 

MEMORIAL  OF  M.  QUINBY, 
INTRODUCTION. 

BEE-KEEPING  the  Old  and  the  New. 
Chapter  I— The  Honey-Bee. 
Chaptek  II.— Italian  Bees. 
Chapter  III.— Sources  of  Honey. 
Chapter  IV.— The  Apiary. 
Chapter  V.— Controlling  'Bees. 
Chapter  VI.— Hives  and  Boxes. 
Chapter  VTI.— Transferring. 
Chapter  VIII.— Queens. 


Chapter  IX. — Natural  and  Artificial  Increase. 
Chapter  X.— Boxing  and  Surplus  Honey. 
Chapter  XI.— The  Honey  Extractor  and  Its  Use. 
Chapter  XII.— Wax  and  Comb. 
Chapter  XIII.— Feeding. 
Chapter  XIV.— Robbing 
Chapter  XV.— Diseases  and  Enemies  of  Bees. 
Chapter  XVI — Marketing  Honey. 
Chapter  XVIT.— Wintering. 
Chapter  XVIII.— Honey. 
Chapter  XIX.— Notes  for  the  Season. 
Chapter  XX.— Conclusion. 


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THE    DOGS 

Of  Great  Britain,   America  and  Other  Countries.     Their  Breeding,   Training  and  Management  in 
Health  and  Disease,  Comprising  All  the  Essential  Parts  of  the  Two  Standard  Works  on  the  Dog 

By  STONEHENGE 


OF  ALL  animals  the  dog  possesses  the  most  intelligence,  and  with  proper 
effort  can  be  trained  and  educated  up  to  a  high  degree  of  usefulness 
which  is  abundantly  illustrated  by  the  noble  Newfoundland  which  pro- 
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engravings  embracing  most  noted  dogs  in  both  continents.  It  describes  the  best 
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BOOK  I 

Natural  History,  Zoological  Classification  and 

Varieties  of  the  Dog 

CHAPTER  T.    The  origin  of  the  Dog. 

CHAPTER  II.  Wild  and  half-reclaimed  Dogs  hunt- 
ing m  packs. 

CHAPTER  III.    Domesticated  Dogs  hunting  chiefly 

„„  9^**^*'  ®y^  ^^^  killing  their  game  for  man's  use. 

CHAPTER  IV.  Domesticated  Dogs,  finding  game 
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the  aid  of  a  gun. 

CHAPTER  v.  Pastoral  Doga  and  those  used  for  the 
purpose  of  draught. 

CHAPTER  VI.  Watch  Dogs,  house  Dogs  and  toy 
Dogs. 

CHAPTER  VII.    Crossed  breeds. 
BOOK  II 

The  Breeding,  Rearing,  Breaking  and  Manage- 
ment of  the  Dog,  Indoors  and  Out 


CHAPTER  T.    Breeding. 

CHAPTER  II.    Rearing. 

CHAPTER  III.    Kennel  and  kennel  management. 

CHAPTER  IV.    Breaking  and  entering. 

CHAPTER  V.    The   use  of  the  Dog  in  shooting. 

BOOK  III 

The  Diseases  of  the  Dog  and  Their  Treatment 

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CHAPTER  II.  The  remedies  suited  to  the  Dog,  and 
the  best  means  of  administering  them. 

CHAPTER  III.    Fevers  and  their  treatment. 

CHAPTER  IV.    Inflammations. 

Chapter  v.  Diseases  accompanied  by  want  of 
power. 

CHAPTER  VI.  Diseases  arising  from  mismanage- 
ment or  neglect. 

CHAPTER  VII.  Diseases  and  accidents  requiring 
surgical  aid. 


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Handy  Farm  Devices 
and  how  to  make  them 

Compiled  by  ROLFE  COBLEIGH 

Associate  Editor  American  Agriculturist 

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Cottage   Houses 

For  Village  and  Country  Homes,  Together  with   Complete 
Plans  and  Specifications. 

By  S.  B.  REED,  Architect 

GENERAL  descriptions  and  detailed  estimates  of  materials,  construction  and  cost,  are 
given  with  each  plan,  by  which  any  intelligent  person  may  readily  compreheiid  the  char- 
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his  estimates — corrected  oy  the  varying  circumstances  of  locality  and  prices— and  proceed  to 
their  erection.  Nearly  all  these  plans  nave  been  built  from,  and  their  practicability  proven. 
They  embrace  a  great  variety  of  arrangement,  and  are  adapted  to  meet  the  general  want  for 
convenient,  comfortable  and  economic  nomes. 

CONTENTS 

Design  I— A  Cottage,  costing  $600.  II— A  Cottage,  costing  $750.  Ill— A  Convenient  Cot- 
tage, costing  $1000.  IV— A  Convenient  Cottage,  costing  $1000.  v.— A  Complete  Cottage,  costing 
$1100.  VI— A  Farm  House,  costing  $1200.  VII— A  Country  Cottage,  costing  $1,500.  VIII— A 
Country  House,  costing  $1500.  IX— A  Country  Cottage,  costing  $1600.  X— A  Swiss  Cottage, 
costing  $1600.  XI— A  Cottage  for  Country,  costing  $1800.  XII— A  Half  Stone  House,  cost- 
ing $2000.  XIII— A  Suburban  Cottage,  costing  $2200.  XIV— A  Double  Cottage,  costing  $2500. 
XV— A  House,  costing  $2500.  XVI— A  French-Roof  Cottage,  costing  $2500.  XVlI— Farm  Build- 
ings, costing  $3000.  XVIII— A  Suburban  Residence,  costing  $3500.  XIX— A  Residence,  cost- 
ing $4000.  XX— A  Country  Residence,  costing  $4000.  XXI— A  Cottage,  costing  $5000.  XXII— 
A  Summer  Cottage,  costing  $200. 

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Homes  for  Home-Builders 

Edited  and  Arranged  by  D.  W.  KING,  Architect 

CONTAINING  a  complete  series  of  rural  buildings.  Particularly  a  large  number  of  farm 
and  village  house  plans  in  various  styles,  generally  of  houses  which  have  been  built,  and 
have  been  proved  by  actual  use  convenient  and  adapted  to  the  needs  of  their  occupants. 
In  each  case  the  cost  of  the  house  is  given  as  accurately  as  possible,  and  the  plans  range  in  ex- 
pense from  villas  costing  several  thousand  dollars,  to  cottages  of  great  simplicity,  one  even 
which  may  be  built  for  not  more  than  $100.  The  portion  of  the  work  devoted  to  dwellings  m- 
cludes  minute  and  specific  directions  for  the  erection  of  adobe  buildings  and  houses  for  pio- 
neers. Comfortable  and  substantial  houses  which  home-builders  in  the  far  West  may  erect 
with  their  own  hands.  The  series  of  plans  for  barns  and  other  outbuildings  is  also  very  com- 
plete. Many  are  given  with  all  needed  details  and  specifications,  from  barns  costmg  several 
thousand  dollars  to  bumble  shelters,  either  for  temporary  use  or  for  the  needs  of  farmers  where 
the  winter  is  never  severe  and  the  storage  of  large  quantities  of  fodder  is  not  a  necessity. 
These  include  village  stables,  cattle  barns,  sheep  barns,  piggeries,  poultry  houses,  ice  houses, 
com  cribs,  smoke  houses,  etc.,  in  great  variety,  and  of  the  most  approved  plans  and  designs; 
plain  and  ornate,  cheap  and  expensive. 

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Country  Houses 

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showing  their  latest  and  best  practice.  ...         ^      .   , 

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,     In  the  text,  in  addition  to  brief  descriptions  of  the  different  houses,  there  are  special  chap- 
ters on  the  following  subjects  : 
Heating.  Roofing 

Lighting  Planning 

Construction  The  Contract 

Laying  Out  the  Lot  \  eranda  and  Conservatory 

Drainage  and  Water  Supply  The  Interior 

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Barn  Plans  and  Outbuildings 

New,  revised  and  greatly  enlarged  edition,  modernized  and  brought  up-to-date 
Edited  by  EDWIN  C.  POWELL 

A  reliable  guide  to  those  intending  to  build  new  barns  or  to  remodel  old 
farm  buildings  for  any  and  all  purposes. 


The  proper  and  economical  erection  of  barns  and  outbuildings  requires  far 
more  forethought  and  planning  than  was  ordinarily  given  to  their  construction. 
But  with  modern  ideas,  proper  appreciation  of  sanitary  conditions,  and  the  use 
of  labor-saving  implements,  a  barn  that  twenty-five  years  ago  was  considered 
perfect  would  not  meet  present  requirements. 

OUTLINE  OF  CONTENTS 

After  an  introductory  chapter  on  the  general  rules  to  be  observed  in  barn 
building,  special  chapters  give  detailed  information  and  illustrations  on 


General  Farm  Bams 

Cattle  Barns  and  Stables 

Dairy  Bams 

Cattle  Shelters 

Sheep  Barns  and  Sheds 

Piggeries 

Poultry  Houses 

Carriage  Houses  and  Horse  Bams 

Com  Houses  and  Cribs 

Ice  Houses 


Ice^  Houses  and  Cool  Chambers 

Dairy  Houses 

Creameries  and  Cheese  Factories 

Spring  Houses 

Granaries 

Smoke  Houses 

Dog  Kennels 

Silos 

Root  Cellars  and  Root  Houses 

Buildings  of  Various  Kinds,  Etc.,  Etc. 


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Cache  La  Poudre 


(Pronounced  CASH  LA  POODER) 

The   Romance   of  a  Tenderfoot   in  the  Days  of  Custer 

By  HERBERT  MYRICK 

Illustrated  from  paintings  made  exclusively  for  this  work  by  Charles  Schnyvogel, 
Edward  W.  Deming,  and  Henry  Fangle 

THERE  probably  never  was 
just  such  a  book  as  "Cache  la 
Poudre"  before.  It  is  fiction 
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is  which.  Mr.  Myrick  has  given 
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are  no  more  and  the  memory  of 
which  is  fast  passing  away  from  the 
older  men.  There  is  a  love  story 
of  stirring  adventure  in  the  book; 
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to  meet  in  the  narrative  a  sketch 
of  some  person  who  is  or  was  evi- 
dently really  once  on  earth.  Then 
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does  exist  and  that  his  right  name 
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tions are  unique.  Some  are  repro- 
ductions of  well-known  works  of 
art;  others  were  painted  and  re- 
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senting ordinary  scenes  of  western 
ranch  life.  At  every  page  in  the 
book  you  find  something  startling 
and  new  for  a  work  of  fiction.  Mr. 
Myrick  evidently  wished  to  pub- 
lish a  book  the  like  of  whfch  no 
one  has  ever  seen,  and  he  has  suc- 
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Mr.  Myrick's    book   is   attracting    well-deserved  attention  from    leading  papers. 
These  short  extracts  jure  worth  your  reading 

The  book  is  entirely  different  from  the  usual  cowboy  story,  being  human,  sympathetic  and 
remarkable  for  its  dash  and  color.— Portland  Oregonian. 

It  is  brilliantly  written  and  is  a  lively  portrayal  of  life  in  the  Wild  West,  leadmg  up  to  the 
massacre  of  Custer.— Buffalo  (N.  Y.)  Courier. 

The  book  is  unlike  any  other  liitherto  published.  It  bears  the  stamp  of  a  strong  mdividu- 
ality.— New  York  Globe. 

A  valuable  and  interesting  part  is  the  addenda,  in  which  the  history  of  the  local  allusions  is 
told  in  detail,  and  the  numerous  pliotograplis  of  western  scenes  and  subjects  that  illustrate  it. — 
New  York  Evening  Post.  .      ,, 

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makers  of  Colorado  and  of  the  Northwest  in  the  days  of  Custer.— Albany  (N.Y.)  Evening  Journal, 

Kemarkable  among  books.  Conventional  in  no  way  from  a  strict  literary  point  of  view. 
Illustration  is  a  feature  that  will  attract  much  attention.— New  York  World. 

The  narrative  is  drawn  from  actual  life,  with  the  adventitious  aid  of  a  love  story  to  give 
zest  to  truth.— Detroit  Free  Press. 

A  highly  melodramatic  story,  the  illustrative  features  of  which  are  of  first  impcrtance.  The 
action  is  at  all  times  brisk  and  saturated  with  cowboy  vigor.— Boston  Herald. 

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The  Hoosier  Schoolmaster 

A  NOVEL.    By  EDWARD  EGGLESTON 

THIS  fascinatiriK  work  has  enjoyed 
an  undiniiiiislied  iioniilarity  from 
the  moment  of  its  publication,  and 
has  had  the  honor  of  many  foreign 
editions  in  various  languages.  It  iias 
been  rendered  into  French,  German, 
Danish  and  Russian.  Meantime  tlie 
demand  for  the  American  editions  lias 
been  so  great  tliat  we  have  issued  an 
elegant  Library  Edition.  We  need  not 
say  anything  in  praise  of  the  booli.  The 
questions  of  its  merit  have  been  settled 
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The  Hoosier  Schoolmaster  was  the 
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It  has  become  one  of  the  few  books 
destined  to  rank  as  classics.  The  state 
of  society  here  described  has  already 
passed  into  history.  The  days  when 
public  opinion  regarding  education  was 
represented  by  Mr.  Peter  Jones'  dic- 
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robbers  in  rustic  districts,  were  all  real 
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and  see  the  pathos  and  the  fun  of  them, 
will  find  it  hardly  anywhere  else  than 

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The   End  of  the   World 

A  LOVE  STORY.    By  EDWARD  EGGLESTON 

CONTENTS— In  love  with  a  Dutchman— Chapter  1.  An  Explosion,  2.  A  Farewell,  3.  A  Coun- 
ter Irritant,  4.  At  the  Castle,  5.  The  Backwoods  Philosopher,  6.  "Within  and  Without,  7. 
Figures  Won't  Lie,  8.  The  New  SingingMaster,  9.  An  Offer  of  Help,  10.  The  Coon-Dog  Ar- 
gument, 11.  Two  Mistakes,  12.  The  Spider  Wins,  13.  The  Spider's  Web,  14.  The  Web  Broken, 
15.  Jonas  Expounds  the  Subject,  16.  The  Wrong  Pew,  17.  The  Encounter,  18.  The  Mother,  19. 
The  Steam  Doctor,  20.  The  Hawk  in  a  New  Part,  21.  Jonas  Expresses  His  Opinion  on  Dutch- 
men, 22.  Something  Ludikerous,  23.  The  Giant  Greatheart,  24.  A  Chapter  of  Betweens,  25. 
A  Nice  Little  Game,  26.  The  Result  of  an  Evening  with  Gentlemen,  27.  Waking  Up  an  Ugly 
Customer,  28.  August  and  Norman,  29.  Aground,  30.  Cynthy  Ann's  Sacrifice,  31.  Julia's  En- 
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Selling  Out,  40.  The  Last  Day  and  What  Happened  in  It,  41.  For  Ever  and  Ever,  42.  The 
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A  STORY  OF  AMERICAN  LIFE  AND  MANNERS.    By  EDWARD  EGGLESTON 

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Tavern,  3.  Land  and  Love,  4.  Albert  and  Katy,  5.  Corner  Lots,  6.  Little  Katy's  Lover,  7. 
Catching  and  Getting  Caught,  8.  Isabel  Marley,  9.  Lovers  and  Lovers,  10.  Plausaby  Esq., 
Takes  a  Fatherly  Interest,  11.  About  Several  Tlungs,  12.  An  Adventurer,  13.  A  Shelter,  14, 
The  Inhabitant,  15.  An  Episode,  16.  The  Return,  17.  Sawney  and  His  Old  Love,  18,  A  Col- 
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Sinking  24.  Dragging,  25.  Afterward,  26.  The  Mystery,  27.  The  Arrest,  28.  The  Tempter^29. 
The  Trial,  30.  The  Penitentiary,  31.  Mr.  Lurton.  32.  A  Confession,  33.  Death,  34. 
Lurton's  Courtship,  35.    Unbarred,  36.    Isabel,  37.    The  Last— Words  Afterwards. 

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New  Methods  in  Education 

By  J.  LIBERTY  TADD 

EXPLAINING  processes  whereby  hand,  mind,  eye  and  natural 
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powers  co-ordinate  with  one 
another  and  make  thought 
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Portrait  Life  of  Lincoln 

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secret  service  war  negatives  in  the  Brady-Gardner  Collection  at 
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By  FRANCIS  TREVELYAN  MILLER 

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Recollections  of  Fly  Fishing 

By  Edward  Hamilton,  M.D.,  F.L.S. 
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30  Systematic   Bookkeeping  for   Farmers.      F.    M.    Baird 1 .00 

15  State   and   the  Farmer,   The.      L.   H.   Bailey Net     1.25 

15  The   Farmstead.     I.    P.  Roberts Net     1 .  50 

30  Ten    Acres    Enough 1 .00 

15  Text  Book  of   Southern  Agriculture.     F.   S.  Barle Net     1 .25 

13  Text  Book  of  Tropical  Agriculture.     H.  A.  Nichols Net     1.30 

16  Weeds  of  the  Farm  and  Garden.     L.  H.  Pammel Net     1 .  50 

25  Weeds  and  How  to  Eradicate  Them.     Thomas  Shaw 50 

7  The  Fat  of  the  Land.     J.  W.   Strecter 75 

Farm  Machinery  and  Motors 

112  Complete  Carriage  and  Wagon  Painter.     F.   Schreiber Net     1.00 

111  Farm  Engines  and  How  to  Run  Them.     J.  H.  Stephenson 1.00 

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4  Farm  Machinery  and  Farm  Motors.    J.  H.  Davidson  and  L.  W.  Chase.. Net  .$2.00 

in  Modern   BlacksmithinK.      J.    (i.    Ilolstrom 1 .00 

111  I'ractical    Oas   Engineer,   The.      E.   W.    Longanecker 1.00 

111  Traction   Engine,    The.     J.    II.    Maggard 1 .00 

Culture  of  Special  Crops 

23  Alfalfa.     F.   D.   Coburn 50 

9  American  Sugar  Industry.     II.  Myrlck 1 .50 

23  Bean    Culture.      G.    C.    Sevey 50 

6  Book  of  Alfalfa,   The.      F.   D.   Coburn 2 .  00 

8  Book  of  Corn,   The.     H.   Myrick 1 .  50 

14  Book   of   Wheat,   The.      P.   T.   Dondlinger Net     2.00 

13  Broom   Corn  and   Brooms 50 

18  Cereals    in    America,    The.      T.    F.    Hunt 1 .  75 

9  Clovers  and   How  to  Grow  Them.     Thomas   Shaw Net     1.00 

30  Corn    Judging.      A.    D.    Shamel 50 

r  Cotton.     C.  W.  Burkett  and  C.  H.  Poe Net     2 .  00 

12  Farm  Grasses  of  the  United  States.     W.  J.   Spillman 1.00 

23  Flax    Culture HO 

19  Forage  and  Fibre  Crops   in  America,  The.     T.   F.   Hunt 1 .  75 

17  Forage   Crops.      E.   B.    Voorhees Net     1 .  50 

9  Forage  Crops  Other  than  Grasses.     Thomas  Shaw 1 .00 

21  Ginseng.     M.  G.   Kalns 50 

120  Ginseng  and  Other  Medicinal  Plants.     A.  R.  Harding 1 .00 

23  Hemp.      S.    S.    Boyce 50 

21  Hop.   The.      H.    Myrick 1 .  50 

23  Indian  Corn  Culture.     C.   S.  Plumb 1 .  00 

23  Maple  Sugar  and  the  Sugar  Bush.     A.  J.  Cook 35 

39  Peas  and  Pea  Culture.     G.  C.  Sevey Net        .50 

23  Peanut  Plant,  The.      B.   W.   Jones 50 

2->  Potato,   The.      S.    Eraser 75 

22  Study  of   Corn,   The.      V.   M.    Shoesmlth Net        .50 

23  Tobacco    Culture 25 

28  Tobacco  Leaf.     J.   B.   Killebrew   and  H.   Myrick 2.00 

23  Wheat   Culture.      D.    S.    Curtiss 50 

Soils 

27  Fertility  of  the  Land,  The.      I.   P.   Roberts Net     1 .50 

24  First   Principles   of   Soil    Fertility.      A.    Vivian Net     1.00 

26  Physical  Properties  of  the  Soils.  The.     A.  G.   MeCall Net        .50 

27  Rocks,  Rock  Weathering  and  Soils.     G.  P.  Merrill Net     4.00 

10  Soils.     C.   W.   Burkett 1 .  25 

25  Soils  and  Crops  of  the  Farm.     G.  E.  Morrow  and  T.  F.   Hunt 1.00 

27  Soil,  Fertility  and  Permanent  Agriculture.     C.    G.   Hopkins Net     2.25 

27  Soil,    The.      F.    H.    King Net     1.50 

27  Soils.      E.    W.    Hilgard Net     4.00 

27  Soils.      S.    W.    Fletcher Net     2 .  00 

3  Soil  of  the  Farm,  The.     J.   B.   Lawes 1 .  00 

26  Soil   Physics  Laboratory  Guide.     W.   H.    Stevenson  and  I.   O.   Schaub 50 

Chemistry,  Fertilizers  and   Manures 

27  Agriculture    in    Some    of    its    Relations    with    Chemistry.      F.    H.    Storer 

(three    volumes) Net     5.00 

29  Bommer's    Method    of    Making    Manures 25 

29  Chemistry;   Its  Evolution  and  Achievements.      F.   G.  Weichman Net     1.00 

27  Chemistry  of  the  Farm.  Tlie.     R.  Warrington Net     1.25 

29  Chemistry   of   Plant   and  Animal   Life.      H.    Snyder Net     1.25 

29  Exercises   in    Elementary    Quantitative    Chemical    Analysis.      Lincoln    and 

Walton    Net     1 .  50 

30  Farming   with    Green    Manures.      C.    Harlan 1 .00 

29  Fertilizers.      J.    J.    H.    Gregory 50 

29  Fertilizers.      E.    B.    Voorhees Net     1 .  25 

29  Manures  and  the  Principles   of  Manuring.     C.  M.   Aikman Net     3.00 

27  Manual  of  Agricultural   Chemistry.      H.    Ingle Net     3.00 

29  Manures,  How  to  Make  and  How  to  tTse  Them.     F.  W.   Semper 40 

29  Manures:   Or  the  Philosophy  of  Manuring.     A.   S.  Griffiths Net     3.00 

29  Scientific   Examination   of   Soils.      W.   T.    Brannt Net     1 .50 

29  Soils   and   Fertilizers.      H.    Snyder Net     1 .  25 

40  Talks  on   Manures.      J.    Harris 1 .50 

29  Text  Book  of  General  Bacteriology.     E.  O.   Jordan Net     3.00 

Farm   and  Garden  Vegetables 

40  A  B  C  of  Potato  Culture.     W.  B.  Terry 45 

32  Amateur's  Practical  Garden  Book,  The.      Hunn  and  Bailey Net     1.00 

32  Annals  of  Horticulture.      L.  H.   Bailey .  . . .' 1 .  00 

37  Asparagus.      P.    M.    Hexamer 50 

22  Bean  Culture.     G.  C.  Sevey 50 

32  Book  of   Vegetables  and  Garden   Herbs.     A.    A.    French Net     1.75 

36  Cabbage,   Cauliflower   and   Allied  Vegetables.      C.   L.  Allen 50 

42  Cabbages:   How  to  Grow  Them.     J.  J.   H.   Gregory 30 

42  Carrots,   Mangold-Wurzels.    Etc.      J.    J.    H.    Gregory 30 

38  Celery   Culture.      W.    R.    Beattie 50 

42  Celery   for    Profit.      T.    Greiner 20 

32  Farm   Gardening  and  Seed  Growing.      F.   Brill 1 .  00 

42  Forcing   Book,    The.      L.    H.    Bailey Net     1 .  25 

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40     Gardening  for  Profit.      P.    Henderson $1 .50 

58      Gardening  for   Pleasure.      P.    Henderson 1 .50 

30  Gardening  for  the  South.     W.   N.    White 2.50 

32  Gardening   for   Young  and   Old.      J.   Harris 1 .00 

33  Garden    Making.      L.    H.    Bailey 75 

32  Horticulturist's  Rule  Book,   The.     L.   H.    Bailey Net     2.00 

33  How   to  Make  the   Garden  Pay.     T.  Greiner 1 .00 

43      How  to  Grow   Melons 20 

58      Making    Horticulture   Pay.      M.    G.    Kains Net     1.50 

36  Market  Gardening  and  Farm  Notes.     B.  Landreth 1 .00 

39  Melon  Culture.     James  Troop Net        .  50 

40  Money  in  the  Garden.     P.  T.   Quinn 1 .  00 

43      Mushrooms,   How   to  Grow  Them.      W.   Falconer 1 .00 

40      New  Onion   Culture,   The.      T.   Greiner .50 

37  New  Rhubarb  Culture,  The.     J.  B.  Morse  and  G.  B.  Fiske 50 

42      Onions  :   How  to  Raise  Them  Profitably 20 

42      Onion    Raising.      J.   J.    H.    Gregory 30 

39  Peas  and  Pea  Culture.     G.  C.  Sevey Net        .  50 

32  Play  and  Profit  in  My  Garden.     E.  P.  Roe 1 .00 

22      Potato,    The.      S.    Fraser 75 

40  Principles  of  Vegetable  Gardening,  The.     L.  H.  Bailey Net     1.50 

42      Southern  Gardener's  Practical  Manual.      J.   S.   Newman 1.00 

40  Success  in  Market  Gardening.     W.  W.   Rawson Net     1 .  10 

42      Squashes.      J.    J.    H.    Gregory 30 

42  Sweet    Potato    Culture.      J.    Fitz 50 

38  Tomato  Culture.     W.   W.  Tracy 50 

43  Tomato  Culture.     Day,  Cummings  and  Root 35 

43  Truck  Farming  at  the  South.     A.  Oemler ; 1.00 

42     Vegetable   Gardening.      S.    B.    Green 1 .  00 

41  Vegetable  Gardening.     R.  L.  Watts Net    1 .  75 

Fruits  and  Fruit  Culture 

48      A   B   C  of  Strawberry  Culture,   The.     T.   B.   Terry 45 

33  American   Apple    Orchard,    The.      F.    A.    Waugh Net     1 .  00 

45  American  Grape  Growing  and  Wine  Making.     G.  Husman 1.50 

35  American   Horticultural    Manual.      J.    L.    Budd   and    N.    B.    Hanson    (two 

volumes)     Net     8.00 

48      Popular  Fruit   Growing.     S.   B.   Green 1 .  00 

50  American  Fruit  Culturist,  The.     J.  J.  Thomas Net     2.50 

32      Annals   of   Horticulture.      L.    H.    Bailey 1.00 

51  Barry's    Fruit    Garden 1.50 

48      Bush    Fruits.      F.    W.    Card Net     1.50 

48      California  Fruits  and  How  to  Grow  Them.     E.  J.  Wicksgn Net     3.00 

48  Cape    Cod    Cranberries.      J.    Webb 40 

47      Cider    Maker's   Hand   Book,   The.      F.   M.   Trowbridge 1.00 

47  Citrus  Fruits  and  Their  Culture.     H.  H.   Hume Net     2.50 

50      Cranberry    Culture.      J.    J.    White 1 .  00 

49  Dwarf  Fruit  Trees.      F.   A.    Waugh 50 

65      Evolution   of   Our   Native   Fruits,    The.      L.   H.    Bailey Net     2.00 

48  Field  Notes  on  Apple  Culture.     L.  H.  Bailey 75 

44  Foundations  of  American  Grape  Culture.     "T.  V.  Munson Net     2.00 

,35      Fruit  Growing  in   Arid   Regions.      Paddock   and   Whipple Net     1.50 

53      Fruit  Harvesting,  Marketing,   Storing.      F.  A.  Waugh 1.00 

58      Gardening    for    Pleasure.      P.    Henderson 1 .  50 

32      Garden    Making.      L.    H.    Bailey 75 

46  Grape    Culturist.      A.    S.    Fuller 1.50 

45  Grape  Grower's   Guide.      W.   Chorlton 75 

32      Horticulturist's  Rule  Book,  The.    L.  H.  Bailey Net     2.00 

65      How  to  Make  a  Fruit  Garden.     S.   W.   Fletcher Net     2.00 

58      Making  Horticulture  Pay.      M.  G.   Kains Net     1.50 

45      My    Vineyard    at    Lakeview 50 

53      Nut    Culturist,    The.      A.    S.    Fuller 1 .  50 

Orchard  and  Fruit  Garden,  The.     E.   P.  Powell Net     1 .  00 

50  Peach    Culture.      J.    A.    Fulton 1 .00 

48      Pear  Culture  for  Profit.      P.  T.  Quinn 1 .00 

53  Plums  and   Plum   Culture.      F.    A.   Waugh 1 .  50 

48      Practical    Fruit   Grower.      S.    T.    Maynard 50 

48      Principles   of  Fruit  Growing.  The.     L.   H.   Bailey Net     1.50 

17      Pruning   Book,  The.      L.   H.    Bailey Net     1.50 

48  Quince  Culture.     W^.   W.    Meech 1 .  00 

54  Small   Fruit   Culturist,   The.     A.    S.    Fuller 1 .  00 

54      Strawberry    Culturist.      A.    S.    Puller 25 

49  Successful    Fruit   Culture.      S.   T.    Maynard 1 .00 

34  Systematic    Pomology.      F.    A.    Waugh 1 .00 

Plant  Breeding,  Propagation  and  Pruning 

64      Botany.     An  Elementary   Text  Book.     L.   H.   Bailey Net     1 .  10 

25      New  Creations  in  Plant  Life.     W.  S.  Harwood .75 

25      Nursery    Book,   The.      L.    H.    Bailey Net     1 .  50 

64      Plant   Breeding.      H.   De   Vries Net     1 .50 

25      Plant   Breeding.     L.  H.   Bailey • Net     1.25 

25     Diseases   of  Cultivated   Plants   and   Trees.     G.   Massee Net     2.25 

25      Principles  of  Plant  Culture.     E.  S.  Goff Net     1 .  00 

31  Propagation   of    Plants.      A.    S.    Fuller 1 .50 

17      Pruning  Book,  The.     L.  H.  Bailey Net     1.50 

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A   Plea   for   Hardy  Plants.      .T.    VV.    Elliott Net  ?1.00 

63  Amateur  Orchid  Grower's  Guide,  Tlie.     II.   A.  Buberry Net     2.50 

63  American   Carnation,   The.      C.    VV.    Ward 3 .  50 

63  Beautiful  Flower  Garden.      T.    Schuyler  Matthews 40 

63  Book  of  the  Rose,   The.      A   Foster   Melliar Net     1.73 

62  Bulbs  and  Tuberous   Rooted  Plants.     C.   L.   Allen 1 .50 

66  Cactus  Culture  for  Amateurs.     W.   Watson 2.00 

63  Chrysanthemum,    The.       A.     Herrington 50 

63  Commercial  Violet  Culture.     B.  T.  Galloway 1 .50 

66  Daffodils,  Narcissus  and  How  to  Grow  Them.  A.  M.   Kirby Net     1.10 

66  Familiar  Flowers  of  Field  and   Garden.  F.    S.    Matthews Net     1.50 

66  Ferns  and   How   to   Grow   Them.      G.   A.   Woolson Net     1.10 

64  Field   Book  of  American   Wild   Flowers.     F.   S.    Matthews Net     1.75 

65  Flower    Garden,    The.      J.    D.    Bennett Net     1 .  10 

58  Gardening    for    Pleasure.      P.    Henderson 1 .  50 

68  Greenhouse    Construction.      L.    R.    Taft 1 .50 

67  Greenhouse   Management.     L.    R.   Taft 1 .50 

60  Home    Floriculture.      B.    E.    Rexford 1 .00 

66  House  Plants  and  How  to  Grow  Them.     P.  T.  Barnes Net     1.10 

65  How  to  Make  a   Flower   Garden Net     1 .60 

65  How  to  Make  Money  Growing  Violets.     G.    Saltford 25 

66  Lawns  and  How  to   Grow  Them.     L.    Barron Net     1 .  10 

58  Making   Horticulture    Pay.      M.    G.    Kains Net     1 .50 

61  New  Handbook  of  Plants.      P.   Henderson 3.00 

63  Our  Native  Orchids.      W.   H.   Gibson Net     1 .  35 

61  Parsons    on    the    Rose 1 .  00 

59  Practical    Floriculture.      P.    Henderson 1 .50 

66  Plant   Culture.     G.  W.   Oliver 1 .  50 

66  Roses  and  How  to  Grow  Them Net     1 .  10 

63  Rose,  Its  Cultivation,  Varieties,  etc..  The.     H.  B.  Ellwanger Net     1.25 

66  Water  Lilies  and  How   to  Grow  Them.      Conard  and  Hus Net     1.10 

63  Window  Flower  Garden,  The.     J.  J.   Heinrich 50 

63  Your    Plants.      J.    Sheehan 40 

Irrigation  and  Drainage 

57  Drainage  for  Profit  and  Drainage  for  Health.     G.  E.  Waring 1.00 

57  Engineering  for   Land  Drainage.      C.   G.  Elliott Net     1 .50 

57  Farm   Drainage.      H.    F.   French 1 .  00 

55  Irrigation  Farming.     L.   M.    Wilcox 2 .00 

57  Irrigation  for  the  Farm,  Garden  and  Orchard.     H.   Stewart 1.00 

57  Irrigation  and  Drainage.     F.  H.  King Net     1.50 

57  Irrigation    Institutions.      E.    Mead Net     1 .  25 

56  Land    Drainage.      M.    Miles 1 .  00 

57  Practical  Farm  Drainage.     C.  G.   Elliott. Net     1 .50 

57  Tile   Drainage.      W.    I.    Chamberlain 35 

Landscape  Gardening  and  Forestry 

72  Forest   Planting.      H.    N.    Jarchow 1 .  50 

65  Hedges,  Windbreaks,   Shelters  and  Live  Fences.     E.   P.  Powell 50 

64  How  to  Plan  Home  Grounds.      S.   Parsons Net     1.00 

70  Landscape    Gardening.      P.    A.    Waugh 50 

64  Landscape   Gardening  as  Applied   to   Home  Decoration.      S.  T.    Maynard     1.50 

64  Landscape   Gardening.      S.    Parsons 2 .  00 

69  Landscape  Gardening.     Edward  Kemp Net     1 .  50 

69  Ornamental   Gardening    for   Americans.      E.    A.    Long 1 .50 

70  Picturesque    Gardens    and    Ornamental    Gardening.      C.    Henderson 2.00 

72  Practical    Forestry.      A.    S.    Fuller 1 .  50 

64  Residential    Sites    and    Environments.      J.    F.    Johnson 2.50 

.  65  The  Book  of  Water  Gardening.     P.  Bissett 2.50 

71  The  Landscape  Beautiful.     F.  A.   Waugh Net     2.00 

Pests,  Insects,  Plant  Diseases  and  Weeds 

75  Economic  Entomology.     J.  B.  Smith Net     2 .  50 

76  Fumigation    Methods.      W.    G.    Johnson 1 .  00 

73  Insects  and  Insecticides.     C.  W.   Weed 1 .  50 

74  Insects  Injurious  to  Vegetables.     F.   H.   Chittenden 1 .50 

75  Insects   Injurious  to  Fruits.      W.   Saunders Net     2.00 

75  Insects    Injurious   to   Staple   Crops.      E.   D.    Sanderson 1 .50 

75  Injurious  Insects  to   the   Farm  and  Garden.      M.   Treat 1 .50 

75  Injurious  Insects  and  the  Use  of  Insecticides.     F.  W.   Semper 40 

25  r>iseases  of  Cultivated  Plants  and  Trees.     G.  Massee Net     2.25 

75  Moths  and  Butterflies.     M.  C.  Dickerson Net     2 .  00 

'5  Spraying  Crops.     C.   M.    Weed 50 

75  Spraying  of  Plants,  The.     E.  G.  Lodemaa Net     1 .  25 

25  Weeds  and  How  to  Eradicate  them.     F.   Shaw 50 

Dairying  and  Dairy  Farming 

84  A  B   C   in   Butter   Making.     J.    H.    Monrad 50 

82  A    Dairy    Laboratory    Guide.      H.    E.    Ross Net        .50 

82  A  B  C  in  Cheese  Making.     J.   H.   Monrad 50 

81  Business  of  Dairying,  The.      C.   B.    Lane Net     1 .  25 

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84  Cheese  Making  in   Switzerland.     J.  A.   Monrad $0.50 

84  Cheese   Making.      J.    W.    Decker Net     1 .  75 

83  Clean  Milk.      S.   D.   Belcher 1.00 

86  Creamery  Butter  Making.     J.  Michels .Net     1.50 

84  Creamery    Accounting.      J.    A.    Vye Net     1 .00 

84  Common  Sense   Ideas   for  Dairymen.      G.   H.   Blake 1 .  00 

84  Dairy    Chemistry.      H.    Snyder Net     1 .  00 

86  Dairy    Farming.      J.    Michels Net     1 .  00 

82  Dairyman's  Manual,  The.     H.   Stewart 1 .50 

84  Farm  Dairy,   The.     H.   B.   Gurler 1 .  00 

77  Farmers'  Cycloi)edia  of  Live  Stock.    B.  V.  Wilcox  and  C.  B.  Smith.  ..  .4.50-5.50 

80  First    Lessons   in   Dairying.      H.    E.    Van   Norman..... Net        .50 

84  Guenon   on    Milch    Cows ; 1 .  00 

82  Handbook  for  Farmers  and  Dairymen.     F.  W.  Woll 1 .50 

90  Judging  Live   Stock.     J.   A.    Craig Net     1 .  50 

82  Keeping    One    Cow 1 .  00 

86  Market  Dairying.     J.   Michels Net     1 .  00 

82  Milk  and  Its  Products.     H.   H.  Wing Net     1.50 

83  Modern  Methods  of  Testing  Milk  and  Milk  Products.     L.  L.  Van  Slyke.  .        .75 

84  Pasteurization  and  Milk   Preservation.      J.   H.  Monrad 50 

79  Practcal    Dairy    Bacteriology.      H.    W.    Conn 1 .25 

82  Principles  of  Modern  Dairy  Practice.     G.   Grotenfelt Net     2.00 

80  Profitable   Dairying.      C.    L.   Peck 75 

82  Principles    and   Practice  .of    Butter   Making.      McKay    and    Larson... Net     1.50 

84  Questions  and  Answers  on  Butter  and  Butter  Making.    C.  A.  Publow..Net        .50 

84  Questions  and  Answers   on  Milk  and  Milk   Testing.      C.   A.    Publow.  .Net        .50 

78  Science    and    Practice   of   Cheese    Making.      L.    L.    Van    Slyke   and    C.    A. 

Publow Net     1.75 

Stock  Breeding  and  Feeding 

97  Animal    Breeding.      Thomas    Shaw 1 .  50 

90  Farm    Stock.      C.    W.    Burkett Net     1.50 

77  Farmers'    Cyclopedia  of  Live   Stock.     E.   V.    Wilcox  and   C.   B.   Smith  4.50-5.50 

94  Feeding  of  Animals,  The.      W.   H.   Jordan Net     1.50 

94  Feeding    Animals.      E.    W.     Stewart 2 .  00 

93  Feeding    Farm    Animals.      Thomas    Shaw 2 .  00 

96  Feeds  and  Feeding.     W.  A.   Ileni-y Net     2 .  25 

94  Key  to  Profitable  Stock  Breeding.     H.    Myrick 25 

86  Our   Domestic   Animals.      C.    W.    Burkett Net     3 .  50 

86  Principles    of    Breeding,    The.      E.    Davenport Net     2.50 

94  Principles  of  Animal   Nutrition.      H.    P.   Armsby Net     4.00 

94  Profitable    Stock   Feeding.      H.    R.    Smith 1 .50 

96  Profitable  Stock  Raising.     C.  A.  Shamel Net     1 .  50 

86  Shorthorn  Cattle.     A.   H.   Sanders Net     2 .  00 

98  Study    of   Breeds.      Thomas    Shaw 1 .  50 

86  Types  and  Breeds  of  Farm  Animals.     C.   S.   Plumb Net     2.00 

85  Management  and  Feeding  of  Cattle.     Thomas  Shaw Net     2.00 

Sheep,  Swine  and  Goats 

92  American   Angora  Goats.      G.    E.  Allen 25 

92  A    New    Industry,    or    Raising   the    Angora    Goat   and    Mohair    for   Profit 

W.    L.     Black Net     3.00 

92  American   Merino,   The.     S.   Powers 1 .  50 

92  Angora  Goat  Raising  and  Milch  Goats.     G.  P.  Thompson Net     1.00 

94  Diseases    of    Swine.      R.    A.    Craig 75 

94  Diseases   of    Swine.      D.   Mcintosh 2 .  00 

92  Domestic  Sheep,  The.     H.  Stewart Net     1.50 

92  Goat   Keeping  for  Amateurs 50 

90  Home  Pork    Making.     A.   W.   Fulton 50 

90  Harris  on   the  Pig.     J.   Harris 1 .  00 

92  Modern    Sheep   Breeds  and   Management.      W.    J.    Clarke Net     1.50 

92  Sheep  and  Their  Diseases.     W.  A.   Rushworth 1 .50 

92  Sheep  Farming  in  America.     J.   E.  Wing. 1 .00 

91  Shepherd's   Manual,   The.     H.    Stewart 1 .00 

94  Swine    Husbandry.      F.    D.    Coburn 1 .  50 

95  Swine   in   America.      F.    D.    Coburn Net     2.50 

92  Winter  Lamb,  The.     Miller,  Wing  and  Miller     50 

Horses — Riding,  Driving,  Training 

89  American    Horses  and   Horse   Breeding.      J.    Dimon 3.50 

89  American  Pacing  and  Trotting  Horse,  The.     H.  T.  Coates 75 

89  Art  of  Horse  Shoeing,  The.     W.   Hunting Net     1.00 

88  Bridle  Bits,   The.     J.   C.    Battersby 1 .  00 

88  Family    Horse,    The.      G.    A.    Martin 1 .  00 

87  First  Hand  Bits  of  Stable  Lore.     F.  M.  Ware Net     2.00 

87  Gentleman's    Stable    Guide.    The.      R.    McClure 1.00 

88  Handbook  of   the  Turf.      S.    L.    Boardman . 1 .  00 

8S  ilints   to  Horse   Keepers.     H.   W.   Herbert 1.50 

87  Horses,  How  to  Buy  and   Sell.     P.   Howden 1 .00 

87  Horse  in  the  Stable  and  the  Field,  The.     J.  H.   Walsh 1.00 

87  Horse,  The.     I.  P.  Roberts Net     1 .  25 

88  Horse  Book,  The.     J.   H.   S.  Johnstone 2 .  00 

89  How  to  Handle  and  Educate  Vicious  Horses.     O.   R.  Gleason 50 

89  How   to  Judge  a   Horse.      F.   W.   Bach Net     1 .  00 

126 


rage  Horses — Riding,  Driving,  Training — (Conlinuf.d) 

88  Jacks,   Jennets   and   Mules.      L.   W.    Kni^lit Net  $1 .50 

87      Tercheron    Horse,   The,      M.    C.   Weld   and    C.   Du    Hays 50 

89  Practical    Ilorsekeeper,    The.      G.    Flemin}; 75 

90  Practical    Horsesboer.      M.    T,    Richardson 1 .  00 

87      Saddle     Horse,     The 1 .  00 

89      Scientific    Horseshoeing.       William    Russell Net     4.00 

87      Training    the   Trotting    Horse.      C,    Marvin ,S  .50 

87      Trotting   Horse    of   America,   The.      H.    Woodruff 1 .00 

87      Winter  Care  of  Horses  and  Cattle,  The.     T.  B.  Terry 35 

89  Yonatt    on    the    Horse 1 .  00 

Veterinary  Science  and  Practice 

100      American  Cattle  Doctor.      G.  H.  Dadd 1 .00 

90  American  Reformed  Horse  Book.     G.   H.   Dadd 2.00 

90      Animal   Castration.      A.   Liautard Net     2 .  00 

100      Cattle  Doctor,  The.     G.   H.  Dadd 2 .  00 

100      Diseases  of  Animals,  The.     N.  S.  Ma.yo Net     1 .  50 

87  Diseases  of  the   Horse  and   How   to  Treat  Them.      R.   Chawnc-r 1.25 

90      Diseases  of  Horses   and  Cattle.     D.   Mcintosh 1 .  75 

107      Diseases   of   Dogs.      H.    Dalziel 50 

103      Diseases  of  Poultry,  The.     D.  E.  Salmon 50 

94      Diseases   of   Swine.      D.    Mcintosh 2 .  00 

94      Diseases    of    Swine.      R.    A.    Craig 75 

100      Farmers'    Veterinary   Adviser,   The.      J.    Law 3 .00 

99      Farmers'    Veterinarian,   The.      C.    W.    Burkett Net     1 .  50 

107      Kennel    Diseases.       Ashmont .  , Net     3 .  00 

107      Management  and  Diseases  of  Dogs.     J.  W.  Hill Net     3.50 

88  Modern    Horse   Doctor,    The.      G.    H.    Dadd 1 .  00 

93      Sheep   and    Their   Diseases.      W.    A.    Rushworth 1 .  50 

100      Veterinary  Materia  Medica  and  Therapeutics.     K.  Winslow Net     6.00 

100      Veterinary  Science,  The.      J.   E.   Hodgins  and  T.    H.   Haskett 2.00 

100  Veterinary    Elements.      A.    6.    Hopkins Net     1 .  50 

87      Veterinary  Studies  for  Agricultural  Students.     M.  H.  Reynolds Net     1.75 

Poultry — Pigeons  and  Birds 

102      American  Bird  Fancier.     J.  D.  Browne  and   F.  Walker 50 

102      American    Standard  of   Perfection,   The.     J.   Drevenstedt Net     1.50 

102  Canary    Birds 50 

103  Capons   for    Profit.      T.    Greiner 50 

103      Diseases  of  Poultry,  The.     D.  E.   Salmon 50 

103      Duck    Culture.       J.    Rankin 50 

103      Farm   Poultry.      G.    C.    Watson Net     1 .  25 

102  Holden's   New    Work    on    Birds 25 

105      Indian   Runner  Duck  Book.     C.  S.   Valentine 50 

101  Making  Poultry  Pay.     E.    C.   Powell 1 . 00 

103  New   Egg   Farm,  The.      H.    H.    Stoddard 1 .  00 

105      Pigeon   Keeping   for  Amateurs.      J.    C.   Lyell 50 

102  Poultry  Book,  The.     W.  G.  Johnson  and  G.  O.  Brown Net     5.00 

103  Poultry   Feeding  and   Fattening.      G.   B.   Fiske 50 

103      Poultry    Craft.      J.    H.    Robinson 1  .  50 

103     Profits  in   Poultry 1.00 

103      Poultry   Architecture.     G.   B.   Fiske 50 

103      Poultry  Appliances  and  Handicraft.     G.  B.  Fiske 50 

103  Profitable    Poultry    Keeping.       S.    Beale 1 .  00 

102      Profitable  Poultry  Production.     M.  G.   Kains Net     1 .50 

102      Progressive   Poultry    Culture.      A.   A.    Brigham 1 .  50 

102      Squabs  for  Profit.     W.  E.   Rice  and  W.  E.  Cox 50 

101      Turkeys  and  How  to  Grow  Them.     H.  Myrick 1 .00 

Bees  and  Bee  Keeping 

105      ABC  and  X  Y  Z  of  Bee  Culture.     A.  I.  Root 1 .50 

105      Beekeeper's   Guide,    The.      A.    J.    Cook 1 .  25 

105      How   to   Keep    Bees.      A.    B.    Comstock Net     1 .00 

105      Langstroth  on  the  Honey  Bee 1.25 

104  Mysteries  of  Bee    Keeping  Explained,   The.      L.    C.    Root 1.00 

Dogs,  Cats,  Etc. 

107      Book  of   the   Cat,  The.      F.    Simpson Net     S .  00 

105  Cats — Domesticated    and    Fancy 50 

107      Diseases   of   Dogs.      H.    Dalziel 50 

106  Dogs   of   Great   Britain,    America   and   Other   Countries.      Stonehengc.  .  .  .      1.50 

107  Dog   Book,   The.      J.   Watson Net     6 .  50 

105      Ferrets    and    Ferreting 50 

105      Guinea  Pig.  The.      C.    Cumberland 50 

107      Kennel    Diseases.       Ashmont Net     3  .  00 

107      Kennel    Secrets.       Ashmont Net     3 .  00 

107      Management  and  Diseases  of  the  Dog.     J.  W.   Hill Net     3.50 

107      Practical    Dog   Training.      S.    H.    Hammond 1 .  00 

127 


Page  Buildings,  House  Decoration  and  Conveniences 

110  Barn   Plans  and   Out  Buildings $1.00 

112  Bungalows,  Camps  and  Mountain  Houses .'.  'Net     2  00 

112  Carpenter's  Steel  Square,  The.     P.  T.   Hodgson 1.00 

111  Concretes,    Cements,   Mortars,  Plasters  and   Stuceos.      F.   T.  Hodeson....      150 

109  Cottage    Houses.      S.    B.    Reed lioo 

109  Country    Houses '. Net     2  00 

111  Draughtsman's  Manual.     F.  T.    Camp . .        iuO 

112  Everybody's   Paint   Book.      B.    F.    Gardner ',      l  !oO 

68  Greenhouse    Construction.      L.    R.   Taft "      liso 

108  Handy  Farm  Devices  and  How  to  Make  Them.     R.  Cobleigh .  .  Net     1 '.  50 

109  Homes  for  Home  Builders.     D.  W.  King 1 .00 

111  Modern    Carpentry.      F.    T.    Hodgson 1  00 

108  Modern  House  Plans  for  Everybody.     S.   B.   Reed 1  !00 

113  Painter's   Encyclopedia,   The.     B.  F.   Gardner 1  !50 

112  Painter,  Gilder  and  Varnisher's  Companion.     W.   T.  Brannt l!50 

112  Plaster   and   Plastering.      F.   T.    Hodgson 50 

103  Poultry   Architecture.      G.    B.    Fiske 50 

103  Poultry  Appliances  and  Handicraft.     G.  B.  Fiske 50 

111  Practical   Up-to-date   Plumbing.     G.   B.    Clow l!50 

114  Ventilation.      F.    H.    King Net       .75 

Canningr,  Preserving^,  and  Manufacture  of  Alcohol 

115  Canning  and  Preserving.     S.  T.  Rorer 50 

114  Canning  and  Preserving  of  Food  Products  with  Bacteriological  Technique. 

B.   W.  Duckwall Net     6 .  00 

114  Distillation    of    Alcohol    from    Farm    Products    and    Denatured    Alcohol. 

F.    B.    Wright Net     1.00 

114  Denatured  or  Industrial  Alcohol.     R.  F.  Herrick Net     4.00 

114  Industrial  Alcohol:  Its  Manufacture  and  Uses.     J.  K.  Brachvogel .  . .  .  Net     4.00 

114  Manufacture  of  Preserved  Foods  and  Sweetmeats,  The.     B.  Hanson.  .Net     3.00 

114  Recipes  for  the  Preserving  of  Fruit,  Vegetables  and  Meats.  E.  Wagner  Net     2.50 

Aquaria,  Fish  and  Fish  Raising 

121  ABC  Carp  Culture,  The.     Root  and  Finley 35 

121  Amateur  Aquarist,  The.     M.  Samuel 1 .00 

131  Book  of  the  Black  Bass.     J.  A.  Henshall Net     3 .  00 

121  Domesticated    Trout.       L.     Stone Net     2.50 

121  Goldfish  and  Its  Systematic  Culture.  The.     H.  Mulertt Net     2.00 

Vl\  Home  Fishing  and  Home   Waters.      S.    Green 50 

121  Recollections    of    Fly    Fishing.      E.    Hamilton 1 .00 

121  Superior  Fishing.      R.   B.    Roosevelt 1 .50 

Aquaria.      C.    N.    Page 25 

Miscellaneous 

115  A   Swim  for  Life.     H.  Myrick 1,00 

113  Bookkeeping  for  Farmers.      T.   C.   Atkeson 25 

115  Bride's    Primer,    The 1.50 

116  Cache  la  Poudre.     H.  Myrick 1 .50-Net     6.00 

117  End   of  the   World,   The.      E.  Eggleston 1 .  50 

30  Farmer's  Account  Book  and  Farm  Record.     E.  A.  Boehne Net     2 .  25 

120  Farmer's   Tanning  Guide.      G.   E.   Stevens 25 

115  Home    Candy   Making.      S.    T.    Rorer 50 

117  Hoosier  School  Master,  The.     E.   Eggleston 1 .50 

113  How   to  Co-operate.     H.  Myrick 1 .00 

113  Ice   Crop,   The.     T.   L.   Hiles. 1 .00 

115  Left  Overs  Made  Palatable.      I.   G.   Curtis 1 .00 

120  Life  and  Writings  of  Frank  Forester.     H.  W.  Herbert 3.00 

117  Mystery  of  Metropolisville,   The.      E.   Eggleston 1 .50 

lis  New   Methods    in    Education.      .T.    L.    Tadd 2.00-Net     3.00 

119  Portrait  Life   of   Lincoln.      F.   T.   Miller 2 .  00 

115  Promise   of  Life,   The.      H.    Myrick 50 

114  Scientific  American   Cyclopedia  of   Receipts Net     5.00 

113  Scribner's   Lumber   and   Log   Book 25 

30  Systematic  Bookkeeping  for  Farmers.     F.  M.  Baird 1.00 

Sportsman's  Books 

115  American  Game  Bird  Shooting.     .1.  M.  Murphy 1 .50 

ISO  Camp  Life  in  the  Woods.      W.   H.  Gibson 1 .00 

120  Deadfalls  and   Snares.     A.    R.    Harding 60 

120  Farmers'   Tanning  Guide.      G.    E.    Stevens 25 

115  Florida  and  the  Game  Water  Birds  of  the  Atlantic  Coast.     R.  B.  Roosevelt     1.50 

120  Fox    Trapping.      A.    R.   Harding 60 

120  Fur   Farming.     A.   R.   Harding 60 

120  Ginseng  and    Other   Medicinal    Plants 1 .00 

107  Hunter  and  Trapper.     H.   Trasher 50 

120  Life  and  Writings  of  Frank  Forester.     H.  W.   Herbert 3.00 

120  Mink   Trapping.     A.    R.    Harding 60 

120  Practical    Hints  on   Rifle  Practice.     C.   B.  Prescott 25 

120  Practical  Taxidermy  and   Home  Decoration.     J.   H.   Batty 1.00 

120  Sea   Mosses.     A.   R.   Harding 2.00 

120  Steel   Traps.      A.    R.    Harding 60 

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The  Farmers^  Manual  of  Law 

By  HUGH  EVANDER  WILLIS 

Author  of  "WILLIS  ON  CONTRACTS,"  "WILUS  ON  DAMAGES."  etc. 

Do  you  need  legal  advlcei  or  ever  expect  to  need  legal  advice?  If.  so,  you  cannot 
altord  not  to  possess  a  copy  of  Professor  Willis'  book,  "TiiH  Fakmkks'  Manual  of  I.aw." 
One  law  suit,  or  even  one  consultation  with  a  lawyer,  would  probably  cost  enough  to  buy 
a  number  of  copies  of  this  book„  and  every  farmer  is  liable  to  have  many  law  suits. 

The  Farmers  Manual  of  Law,  not  only  tells  farmers  how  to  settle  ther  legal  wroairs. 
but  it  tells  them  how  not  to  commit  any  legal  wrongs.  It  tells  the  farmer  what  ar«; 
all  his  legal  rights,  natural  and  acquired,  and  how  they  may  be  acquired  and  lost.  The 
book  is  adapted  to  private  study  as  well  as  for  use  in  the  classroom.  All  of  the  funda- 
mental principles  are  stated  in  rules  easy  to  understand.  Numerous  Illustrations  fur- 
ther explain  the  application  of  such  principles.  A  glossary  and  forms  still  further  add 
to  the  utility  of  the  book.  Its  author,  Hugh  Evander  Willis,  A.M.,  LL.M.,  Is  a  member 
of  the  law  faculty  of  the  University  of  Minnesota.  He  is.  therefore,  both  a  teacher  of 
law  with  years  of  experience,  and  a  practical  farmer ;  so  that,  knowing  the  law  and 
understanding  the  needs  of  the  farmer,  he  has  produced  a  book  which  answers  every 
purpose  of  the  man  on  the  farm.  Armed  with  this  book  every  farmer  may  be  his  own 
lawyer. 

The  following  Is  the  table  of  contents :  Introduction ;  Personal  Safety  Liberty ; 
Society  and  Control,  Family  and  Dependents;  Reputation;  Immunity  from  Fraud;  Ad- 
vantages Open  to  the  Community  Generally;  Real  Property;  Elements  of  Personal 
Property;  Title  by  Occupancy,  Secession  and  Confusion,  and  Intellectual  Labor ;  Title 
by  Contracts  Generally ;  Agreement ;  Equity  of  Agreement ;  Parties  to  Contracts ;  Con- 
sideration ;  Legality  of  Subject-Matter ;  Formalities ;  Particular  Kinds  of  Contracts, 
Classified;  Interpretation;  Quasi  Contracts;  Remedial  Obligations,  Sales,  Gifts,  Bail- 
ments, Wills,  Judgments  Intestacy,  Adverse  Possession ;  Violations  of  Personal  Prop- 
erty ;  How  Personal  Property  is  Lost — Discharge  of  Contracts.  Also  various  kinds  of 
Forms,  Examination  and  Review  Questions,  Glossary  and  Index. 

This  volume  is  printed  on  a  high  grade  paper,  470  pages.  614  x9  inches  and  is  hand- 
somely bound  in  cloth  with  gold  stamping.     Price  Net  $2.00. 

Vegetable  Gardening 

By  R.  L.  WATTS 

This  complete,  concise  and  authentic  book  covers  every  phase  of  vegetable  gardening 
and  is  specially  well  organized  as  a  text-book  and  equally  valuable  as  a  hand-book  for 
practical  growers.  The  author  is  the  well-known  teacher  and  practical  market  gardener 
Ralph  L.  Watts,  Professor  of  Horticulture  In  the  Pennsylvania  State  College.  This  book 
is  the  only  volume  on  vegetable  gardening  the  scheme  of  which  is  in  accordance  with 
the  recommendations  of  the  association  of  American  agricultural  colleges.  The  logical 
and  systematic  arrangement  of  the  matter  enhances  the  value  of  the  book  for  students 
as  well  as  for  busy  commercial  growers  who  need  a  well-organized  treatise  for  frequent 
reference. 

The  bulletins  of  the  experiment  stations  of  the  United  States  Department  of  Agri- 
culture and  various  books  and  periodicals  relating  to  garden  crops  were  frequently  con- 
sulted during  the  preparation  of  the  manuscript,  while  at  the  same  time  the  experience 
of  successful  growers  is  woven  into  every  chapter.  The  book  brings  up  to  date  the  most 
reliable  information  on  vegetable  gardening  and  the  full  discussion  of  principles  makt-s 
it  valuable  to  all  classes  of  growers  whether  they  are  producing  for  the  home  table  or 
for  market.  To  procure  first-hand  knowledge  regarding  varieties  and  methods,  many 
market  gardens  and  truck  gardens  were  visited  in  different  parts  of  the  United  Stjites. 
This  made  it  possible  to  obtain  photographs  which  have  been  used  freely  to  illustrate  the 
various  chapters. 

An  idea  of  the  scope  and  completeness  of  the  book  may  be  gained  by  noting  the  fol- 
lowing subjects,  each  of  which  has  been  treated  in  a  separate  chapter  :  A  General  View, 
Selection  of  Location,  Soils,  Tillage,  and  Tillage  Tools,  Stable  Manures,  Green  Manures 
and  Cover  Crops,  Commercial  Fertilizers,  Irrigation,  Insect  Enemies  and  Fungous 
Diseases,  Seeds  and  Seed  Growing,  Construction  of  Hot-beds.  Construction  of  Cold 
Frames,  Construction  of  Greenhouses,  Seed  Sowing.  Transplanting,  Growing  Early  Vege- 
table Plants  Under  Glass,  Marketing,  Co-operative  Associations,  The  Storage  of  Vege- 
tables, and  the  Classification  of  Vegetables. 

One-half  the  book  is  devoted  to  a  discussion  of  the  culture  of  the  vegetables  grown  In 
the  United  States  and  Canada.  The  list  Includes  the  Artichoke,  Bean,  Beet,  Brocoli, 
Brussels  Sprouts,  Cabbage,  Carrot,  Cauliflower,  Celery,  Chard,  Chlckory,  Chive,  Collard, 
Corn-salad,  Cress,  Cucumber,  Dandelion,  Dill,  Eggplant,  Endive,  Garlic,  Horse-Radish. 
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snip, Pea,  Pepper,  Pumpkin,  Radish,  Rhubarb,  Ruta  Baga,  Sage,  Salsify,  Savory,  .Spiu- 
ach,  Squash  Sweet  Corn,  Sweet  Potato,  Thyme,  Tomato,  Turnip,  and  Watermelon.  There 
are  also  chapters  on  Crop  Rotation,  Succession  and  Companion  Cropping,  and  Home 
Vegetable  Garden  and  Suggestions  on  Laboratory  Work.  Profusely  Illustrated.  5%  x8 
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Fertilizers  and  Crops 

OR 

The  Science  and  Practice  of  Crop-Feeding 

By  DR.  LUCIUS  L.  VAN  SLYKE, 

ChemMt  of  the  New  York  Agricultural  Experiment  Station 

This  new  book  is  a  timely  presentation  of  facts  not  only  giving  practical  methods 
for  using  fertilizers  in  crop  growing,  but  placing  special  emphasis  on  the  reasons  un- 
derlying their  use  and  on  the  conditions  of  the  greatest  eflSciency.  It  has  been  pre- 
pared for  the  use  of  students  in  agricultural  schools  and  especially  for  the  larger  class 
of  students  directly  and  vitally  interested  in  the  growing  of  crops. 

During  the  past  ten  years,  many  books  have  been  published  relating  to  soils,  crop 
growing  and  fertilizers,  each  treating  some  special,  limited  phase;  but  the  publishers 
have  felt  for  some  time  that  there  has  been  an  increasing  need  of  a  book  different  from 
any  of  those  that  have  yet  appeared.  This  book  is  the  result  of  an  effort  to  meet  such 
a  demand.  At  no  time  in  the  history  of  this  country  has  the  growing  of  crops  attracted 
so  wide  and  intense  interest  as  at  the  present  and  at  no  time  has  there  been  such  eager 
inquiry  for  reliable,  up-to-date  information  among  progressive  farmers.  An  examination 
of  the  book  shows  that  the  author  has  kept  in  mind  the  fact  that  a  work  treating  of  the 
practical  use  of  fertilizers  on  the  farm  should  be  something  more  than  a  mere  collection 
of  recipes  giving  the  number  of  pounds  of  different  fertilizing  materials  to  use  for  this 
or  that  crop.  The  book  has  been  written  from  the  standpoint  that,  while  plant-foods 
constitute  a  most  important  factor  in  crop  growing,  there  are  other  vital  factors  as  well 
which  directly  affect  or  control  the  effectiveness  with  which  a  crop  utilizes  the  plant- 
food  furnished  it. 

The  first  part  of  the  book  covers  the  factors  of  soil  fertility.  This  consists  of  twelve 
chapters  and  treats  of  the  relations  of  plant-food  to  soil  fertility.  It  discusses, 
(1)  essential  plant-food  constituents,  what  they  are,  where  they  come  from,  what  par- 
ticular effects  they  have  in  the  growth  of  plants;  (2)  how  plants  take  and  use  their 
food;  (3)  how  plant- foods  are  lost  and  gained  by  soils;  (3)  the  relations  of  micro- 
organisms to  plant-foods;  (4)  the  relation  of  water  to  soils  and  crops;  (5)  brief  out- 
lines of  methods  of  soil  management  for  the  purpose  of  enabling  plants  to  use  their 
foods  most  eflBciently. 

The  second  part  of  the  book  covers  the  sources  and  composition  of  materials  used  as 
fertilizers.  This  consists  of  eight  chapters  and  gives  a  full  discussion  of  the  various 
materials  used  as  sources  of  plant-food.  The  new  fertilizing  materials  that  have  only 
recently  come  into  use  are  given  careful  attention.  Of  special  practical  value  and  full- 
ness are  the  two  chapters  treating  of  the  composition,  changes,  care,  value  and  use  of 
farm  manure.  The  subject  of  green-crop  manures  is  given  detailed  attention.  Of 
special  interest  at  this  time  is  the  very  complete  discussion  of  the  use  of  lime  on  soils. 

The  third  division  of  the  book,  factors  in  the  selection  of  fertilizing  materials,  con- 
tains six  chapters  and  furnishes  a  large  amount  of  practical  information,  which  will 
enable  farmers  to  select  fertilizing  materials  for  use  in  crop  growing  on  the  basis  of 
greatest  suitability,  feeding  elficiency  and  economy  of  cost.  Such  subjects  as  the  avail- 
ability of  different  forms  of  plant-food  materials,  when  to  use  commercial  fertilizers, 
what  to  use,  effects  of  fertilizers  upon  soils,  adaptation  to  crops,  comparative  cost  in 
different  forms,  various  phases  of  commercial  fertilizers,  with  their  advantages  and  dis- 
advantages, home  mixing, — are  all  fully  discussed  from  the  standpoint  of  a  farmer  seek- 
ing helpful  information.  The  principles  of  crop-rotation  are  treated  in  connection  with 
the  selection  of  fertilizers  to  use. 

The  fourth  part  of  the  book,  practical  use  of  fertilizers  in  the  growing  of  individual 
crops,  is  the  one  to  which  the  practical  farmer  will  probably  turn  first.  The  treatment 
of  the  methods  of  using  fertilizers  is  properly  conservative  but  abreast  of  the  most  recent 
developments.  The  preceding  portions  of  the  book  form  a  complete  preparation  to  enable 
one  to  make  use  of  this  last  part  in  the  most  intelligent,  rational  and  efficient  way.  The 
treatment  of  the  different  crops  in  relation  to  the  use  of  fertilizers  is  more  complete 
than  in  any  other  book  yet  published.  For  example,  we  have  nowhere  seen  the  subjects 
of  orchard  crops,  greenhouse  crops,  nursery  crops,  etc.,  discussed  with  such  a  degree  of 
fulness  and  appreciation  of  practical  relations,  and  the  same  is  true  of  the  other  chapters. 

Taken  as  a  whole,  this  book  contains  an  Immense  amount  of  detailed  information, 
systematically  arranged,  clearly  presented,  very  full  and  up-to-date.  It  is  adapted  to 
meet  the  needs  of  students  who  desire  to  obtain  a  good  chemical  knowledge  of  the  sub- 
ject, as  well  as  to  the  use  of  farmers,  who  care  only  for  the  practical  applications.  The 
teachings  of  the  author  are  conservative  and  are  based  on  a  broad  consideration  of  all 
factors  entering  into  the  problems  discussed. 

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